Embattled New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh has announced her resignation.
New York City Fire Department Commissioner Laura Kavanagh revealed that she is stepping down in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. In the statement, Kavanagh, 42, said she still has the support of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who appointed her as the city's first female fire commissioner in 2022. A separate statement from Adams shared with Fox News Digital bolstered that claim, saying that the city 'respects her decision.
Kavanagh has come under fire of late, with criticism coming from both inside and outside FDNY walls. Most recently, Kavanagh was jeered while marching in the annual NYC St. Patrick's Day parade in March, after she promised to 'hunt' down protesting firefighters who booed Attorney General Letitia James during an FDNY ceremony a week before the parade.
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.' Fox News Digital's Andrew Mark Miller and Andrea Vachianno contributed to this report.
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