Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, the first woman ever to lead the New York City Fire Department, is resigning her post, amNewYork Metro confirmed on Saturday.
, making her the first woman to take charge of the department with more than 11,000 firefighters and thousands of other emergency services personnel and paramedics responsible for saving lives every day.
“It has been the honor of a lifetime to devote the last 10 years — five as first deputy commissioner and more than two as commissioner — to advocating for the men and women of the FDNY,” Kavanagh said. “While the decision I have made over the last month has been a hard one, I’m confident that it is time for me to pass the torch to the next leader of the finest Fire Department in the world.”
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