One of the three FDNY officers reassigned in the wake of last year's Deutsche Bank blaze has retired from the department with no internal charges or penalties being levied against him.

The FDNY approved Battalion Chief John McDonald's retirement on Aug. 14, allowing the veteran to step down with full benefits and his 28-year pension intact. The FDNY didn't put a hold on his retirement - a step it can take when a member possibly facing internal charges tries to leave the force.

McDonald and two other fire officers, Deputy Chief Richard Fuerch and Capt. Peter Bosco, were pulled from their commands by Mayor Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta 10 days after the Aug. 18, 2007, Deutsche Bank fire in which two firemen were killed. (See Article: 3 Disciplined Over Fatal Fire at Bank Tower)

McDonald and Fuerch were the officers in charge of the division covering the building's location, and Bosco was the captain at the neighboring firehouse.