"In response to the news, the billionaire and Tesla CEO took to social media over the weekend to attack Bonsignore, fallaciously claiming that "people will die because of this." "Proven experience matters when lives are at stake," Musk wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, which he owns. Musk's implication that Bonsignore is inexperienced is completely false, as Mamdani was quick to point out."
"Bonsignore joined the FDNY in 1991 as an emergency medical technician, serving 31 years before her retirement in 2022. She was named chief of the FDNY's Emergency Medical Services division in 2019, becoming the first woman to head the division and first uniformed woman to be a four-star chief in the department. Her tenure included working as a first responder in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and leading the EMS division during the COVID-19 pandemic."
Zohran Mamdani announced Lillian Bonsignore as his nominee for FDNY chief effective at his January 1 inauguration. Bonsignore began with the FDNY in 1991 as an emergency medical technician, served 31 years, and retired in 2022. She became chief of the Emergency Medical Services division in 2019, the first woman to lead the division and the first uniformed woman four-star chief. Her tenure included first-responder work during the September 11, 2001 attacks and leadership of EMS through the COVID-19 pandemic. Elon Musk posted criticism claiming inexperience and saying "people will die," and Mamdani defended her extensive EMS experience. The appointment makes her the second woman and first openly gay FDNY chief and creates the first instance of women leading both the city’s fire and police departments.
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