She puts the “blaze” in trailblazer! The first female FDNY Deputy Chief ever was promoted Friday, as top brass hailed her for “shattering the glass ceiling” in the male-dominated field.
They got out of their FDNY truck to check the block for its source and found smoke coming from a cellar window of the 208th St. home, FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito said. When first ...
FDNY Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons will be promoted to deputy chief on Friday, becoming the first woman in the department to achieve the rank. Women in the city’s Emergency Medical Service ...
On Friday, 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.