"The truth is, many fire commissioners in the FDNY's history were not former firefighters themselves. In fact, two of Bonsignore's immediate and very successful predecessors, Laura Kavanagh and Robert Tucker, had business administrative and political backgrounds. The fire commissioner doesn't fight fires; they are responsible for overseeing the FDNY's 17,000 employees, including the 11,000 firefighters and officers who directly respond to emergencies every day, and keeping the city safe."
"If the broadsides from Musk and Cruz weren't bad enough, a former Republican Congress member from upstate New York, Nan Hayworth, took a homophobic shot at Bonsignore's sexuality in trying to compare her appointment to that of Kristin Crowley, a former Los Angeles fire chief who, like Bonsignore, happens to be lesbian. Worked out great for LA in January so why not, Hayworth wrote, making a sarcastic reference to the deadly wildfires that struck there a year ago."
Lillian Bonsignore, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pick to lead the Fire Department as commissioner, brings more than 30 years of experience within the department's Emergency Medical Services (EMS), including service as Chief of EMS and acclaimed work in the 9/11 recovery effort. Her appointment drew praise from many New Yorkers and criticism from national figures such as Elon Musk and Senator Ted Cruz, who questioned her firefighting experience. Many past FDNY commissioners were not former firefighters; predecessors Laura Kavanagh and Robert Tucker had administrative and political backgrounds. The fire commissioner oversees 17,000 employees, including 11,000 firefighters, and a former congresswoman made a homophobic remark comparing Bonsignore to Kristin Crowley.
Read at www.amny.com
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