FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, whose tenure at the helm of the nation’s largest fire department has been beset by discord with chiefs under her command, announced on Saturday that she will resign from the post as soon as a replacement could be found.
“It has been the honor of a lifetime to devote the last 10 years — five as first deputy commissioner and more than two as commissioner — to advocating for the men and women of the FDNY,” she said in a statement issued by the department. “While the decision I have made over the last month has been a hard one, I’m confident that it is time for me to pass the torch to the next leader of the finest Fire Department in the world. I look forward to spending the next several months assisting the department’s transition in leadership, before embarking on my next professional challenge.”
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