New York City took a step towards diversifying its mostly white and male Fire Department Monday as Mayor Eric Adams signed a slew of City Council bills aimed at compelling the FDNY to incorporate more women and people of color into its ranks.
The legislation Adams signed in a ceremony at the FDNY Fire Training Academy on Randall’s Island Monday morning includes bills that would mandate the department craft a plan to diversity its uninformed workforce; assess which fire houses in the five boroughs need upgrades to support all genders; report annually on the FDNY’s demographics; train firefighters on diversity and harassment; and compile a report on complaints received by the department’s employment office.
“Today, I’ll be signing into law five bills that continue to promote diversity within the FDNY,” he added. “Diversity that reflects both the demographics and the spirit of our city. And all of these bills have a significant reason and purpose.” Speaker Adams pointed out that only 8% of the city’s firefighters are Black, while only 13% are Latino and 2% are Asian. Even more striking, she added, women make up only 1% of the FDNY’s ranks.
The speaker’s bill would direct the city Department of Citywide Administrative Services to create and implement a plan for recruiting and retaining more firefighters from groups who are underrepresented in the department.
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