A security firm CEO is expected to be New York City's next fire commissioner after Laura Kavanagh announced she would be stepping down after criticism from firefighters.
The CEO of a major New York-based security firm is expected to be named the next fire commissioner of New York City, replacing Laura Kavanagh, who garnered the ire of her rank-and-file firefighters after a group heckled the state's attorney general, according to local reports. Kavanagh, the department's first female commissioner, announced last month that she would be stepping down.
Neither the FDNY nor Tucker's firm immediately responded to requests for comment. Adams was scheduled to hold a news briefing at the city's firefighter academy at 11 a.m., according to the Daily News. Kavanagh kicked up a controversy in March after Attorney General Letitia James, whose office sued former President Trump for $350 million, received jeers and boos during a promotion ceremony before members of the audience started chanting the GOP candidate's name.
Chief of Department John Hodgens handed down a fiery list of talking points, the New York Post reported at the time, calling the behavior 'unacceptable' and saying an investigation would examine video of the event. 'BITS is investigating this, so they will figure out who the members are,' Hodgens warned in an email to high-ranking FDNY officials. 'I recommend they come forward.
chaplain Pamela Holmes, who was honored at the ceremony and is friends with the attorney general, had invited her to speak at the event. Like Kavanagh, her expected replacement never served as a firefighter. However, he is an expert on security, especially in the city's high-rise buildings, and sits on the board of the FDNY Foundation, a nonprofit designed to support the department with public safety campaigns and equipment. He also has a lengthy background in law enforcement.
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