> useapen wrote:
> The CEO of a major New York-based security firm is now the new fire
> commissioner of New York City, replacing Laura Kavanagh, who
garnered the
> ire of her rank-and-file firefighters after a group heckled the
state's
> attorney general.
>
> Kavanagh, the department's first female commissioner, announced
last month
> that she would be stepping down.
>
> New York City Mayor Eric Adams named Robert Tucker, the CEO of
T&M USA, as
> her replacement Monday, confirming weekend reports in the city's
three
> major newspapers.
>
> EMBATTLED FDNY COMMISSIONER LAURA KAVANAGH ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION
>
> Tucker was sworn in moments after the announcement at the city's
fire
> academy.
>
> "Public safety has been my life's work," he said.
"I've had a long career
> in the public and private sector, and being appointed the fire
> commissioner of the City New York is the biggest honor of my
life."
>
> Andrew Ansbro, the president of the FDNY Uniformed Firefighters
> Association, praised Tucker for the position in a statement Monday.
>
> "It is great to see that the new commissioner has long and
deep ties with
> the FDNY and a great appreciation for the rank and file of New York
Citys
> bravest," he said in a statement. "From his early start
in communications
> and his hard work and life-long dedication, which led to his
appointment
> to the Board of Directors for the FDNY Foundation, his experience
makes
> him uniquely qualified to understand the changes that could be made
to
> improve efficiency in the department by increasing unit
availability,
> which would lead to a decrease in response times."
>
> He added that Tucker's experience positions him to help save lives
in the
> Big Apple.
>
> "We wish him luck and success as he assumes the role of
commissioner of
> the FDNY, the greatest fire department in the world," he said.
>
> Adams was scheduled to hold a news briefing at the city's
firefighter
> academy and make a public safety announcement at 11 a.m., according
to the
> FDNY's Twitter account.
>
> Kavanagh kicked up a controversy in March after Attorney General
Letitia
> James, whose office sued former President Trump for $350 million,
received
> jeers and boos during a promotion ceremony before members of the
audience
> started chanting the GOP candidate's name.
>
> While department leaders circulated a memo warning brass would
"figure
> out" who the hecklers were, the FDNY backtracked a few days
later, denying
> there had ever been an investigation into those who booed James.
>
> FDNY FIRE COMMISSIONER JEERED DURING PARADE AFTER PROMISING TO
'HUNT'
> BOOING FIREFIGHTERS
>
> FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens handed down a fiery list of
talking
> points, the New York Post reported at the time, calling the
behavior
> "unacceptable" and saying an investigation would examine
video of the
> event.
>
> "BITS is investigating this, so they will figure out who the
members are,"
> Hodgens warned in an email to high-ranking FDNY officials. "I
recommend
> they come forward. I have been told by the Commissioner it will be
better
> for them if they come forward, and we don't have to hunt them
down."
>
> BITS refers to the department's Bureau of Investigation and Trials.
>
> James herself said she opposed disciplining anyone involved in the
> interruption, she told Politico's Playbook in March.
>
> "The events of last Thursday will not diminish my respect for
the brave
> men and women of FDNY," she told the outlet days after the
incident. "I
> will be with them now, and I will be with them tomorrow."
>
> However, the firefighters were still fired up on St. Patrick's Day,
when
> they booed Kavanagh herself during the city's annual parade.
>
> In addition to the spat with hecklers, her tenure was also marked
by
> tension with department members from the bottom up. Last year, a
group of
> demoted officials slapped her with an age discrimination lawsuit.
>
> FDNY chaplain Pamela Holmes, who was honored at the ceremony and is
> friends with the attorney general, had invited her to speak at the
event.
>
> Like Kavanagh, her expected replacement never served as a
firefighter.
> However, he is an expert on security, especially in the city's
high-rise
> buildings, and sits on the board of the FDNY Foundation, a
nonprofit
> designed to support the department with public safety campaigns and
> equipment. He also has a lengthy background in law enforcement.
>
> Tucker has already been named an honorary fire commissioner and
police
> commissioner in the Big Apple. He took the helm of T&M back in
1999,
> according to his company bio.
>
> "His long-standing relationship with public services,
specifically his
> work on the board of the FDNY Foundation, gives him an insight into
the
> complexity and culture of the FDNY," said James Brosi, the
president of
> the FDNY Uniformed Fire Officers Association. "His leadership
and
> executive experience in the private sector should enable him to
> effectively confront the challenges of the FDNY."
>
> Fox News' Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
>
>
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fdny-hooks-new-boss-after-commissioner- > threatened-hunt-firefighters-who-booed-letitia-james
lock
her up please. She looks like a maniac. This is only going to spiral
downward.
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