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Leadership Leadership Changes Commissioner Appointment FDNY Hazard Response Fireworks Regulations Regulatory Compliance Fire Incident

Lillian Bonsignore Sworn In as FDNY Commissioner, First Openly Gay Leader of the Department

Her appointment followed weeks of debate over her lack of firefighting experience despite a three-decade EMS career.

Mamdani Backs Bonsignore for FDNY Commissioner After Musk Criticism

Mamdani Picks EMS Veteran Lillian Bonsignore to Lead FDNY as Adams Installs Short-Term Chief

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker Retires With Ceremonial Walkout in Brooklyn