Laura Kavanagh to be appointed as FDNY’s first female commissioner

Mayor Eric Adams will appoint Appearing FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh to go the division on Thursday.
Gregory P. Mango

Mayor Eric Adams will appoint FDNY Appearing Commissioner Laura Kavanagh as the primary lady to formally head the division in its 157-year historical past, based on sources.

Adams will make the announcement at a fireplace firm on Thursday, the sources mentioned.

Kavanagh has been the appearing commissioner since February following the retirement of Daniel Nigro.

She has received the help of the rank-and-file throughout her tenure.

“We congratulate her. She’s an amazing candidate. She’s a champion who fought for EMS and can proceed preventing for us,” mentioned Oren Barzilay, president of Native 2507, the union representing the FDNY’s EMTS, paramedics and hearth inspectors.

Lara Kavanagh will change into the primary lady to steer the FDNY, after serving because the appearing commissioner since February.

Paul Martinka

Kavanagh has been with the FDNY since 2014, serving in a number of management positions.

She oversees the division’s 17,000 workers and $2 billion finances.

Kavanagh had a giant hand within the FDNY’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the Ebola outbreak in 2015.

She directed a recruitment marketing campaign to diversify the FDNY — a sore level for a division the place greater than three-quarters of firefighters are white males.

Earlier than becoming a member of the FDNY, Kavanagh labored in Metropolis Corridor as a particular assistant to former Mayor Invoice de Blasio. She additionally labored on former President Barack Obama’s re-election marketing campaign.