FDNY celebrates its 1st female deputy chief

First ever female FDNY Deputy Chief promoted at ‘glass ceiling- shattering’ ceremony
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief of fire operations at a packed promotion ceremony in Queens.
New FDNY Deputy Chief Makes History
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons will be promoted to deputy chief on Friday, becoming the first woman in the department to achieve the rank and the highest-ranking woman
FDNY celebrates its first female deputy chief
Michele Fitzsimmons became the New York City Fire Department's first female deputy chief. Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, was promoted from battalion chief to deputy chief. Her appointment is said to be highest ranking of female within the department's fire operations.
24-year veteran of FDNY promoted to first-ever female deputy chief
Michelle Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY will be promoted to Deputy Chief, making her the first-ever female Deputy Chief and highest-ranking female in Fire Operations. Fitzsimmons will be promoted during a ceremony on Friday in Queens along with 69 members of fire operations.
FDNY firefighter promoted to deputy chief is first woman to hold the rank in department history
FDNY officer Michele Fitzsimmons, who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked woman uniformed firefighter in
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