Outgoing FDNY commish breaks down in tears during last official event
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh wiped away tears as an EMS promotion ceremony Friday — her last official event as fire boss — was interrupted with a surprise video that honored her historic tenure.
The bittersweet moment belied the tensions that Kavanagh, the FDNY’s 42-year-old first woman commissioner, experienced heading a male-dominated department for nearly two years. “She has been the biggest, baddest advocate for the New York City Fire Department, in particular for EMS,” Fields said. “We are truly going to miss you. I pray we are going to get somebody that cares as much as you care.”Chief of EMS Operations Michael Fields, hugging Kavanagh here, said she elevated the status of paramedics and EMTs in the department.
Kavanagh said she doesn’t yet have a plan for once she leaves the department beyond spending time with family.
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