Mayor Eric Adams had initially made ‘promises’ to appoint a Black New York City Fire Department (FDNY) commissioner. This week Adams officially appointed Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, the first woman to hold the position.
Kavanagh replaces former FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro. Kavanagh was acting fire commissioner for 10 months since Nigro retired in January. The FDNY is made up of more than 17,000 firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, fire marshals, fire inspectors, and civilian personnel. Women have served in the FDNY since 1982 but are rarely seen in leadership positions.
Adams was delighted with how many “firsts” there were in terms of diverse races and gender appointments in his administration. Louis A. Molina is the first Latino to lead the Department of Correction, Keechant L. Sewell is the first Black woman NYPD Commissioner, the first Filipina deputy mayor in Maria Torres-Stringer, and the first Indian deputy mayor in Meera Joshi, he said.
FDNY Lieutenant Dellon Morgan is president of the Black Vulcan Firefighter Society. The Vulcan society filed a federal lawsuit in 2007 against discriminatory firefighter entrance exams crafted to be more difficult for Black and Hispanic applicants. For the most part, women firefighters, including the United Women Firefighters and electeds, rejoiced at having a woman at the helm of the FDNY.
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