FDNY celebrates its 1st female deputy chief

First ever female FDNY Deputy Chief promoted at ‘glass ceiling- shattering’ ceremony
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief of fire operations at a packed promotion ceremony in Queens.
FDNY celebrates its first female deputy chief
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. Her appointment is said to be highest ranking of female within the department's fire operations.
New FDNY Deputy Chief Makes History
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons will be promoted to deputy chief on Friday, becoming the first woman in the department to achieve the rank and the highest-ranking woman
24-year veteran of FDNY promoted to first-ever female deputy chief
Michelle Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY will be promoted to Deputy Chief, making her the first-ever female Deputy Chief and highest-ranking female in Fire Operations. Fitzsimmons will be promoted during a ceremony on Friday in Queens along with 69 members of fire operations.
FDNY firefighter promoted to deputy chief is first woman to hold the rank in department history
FDNY officer Michele Fitzsimmons, who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become the highest-ranked woman uniformed firefighter in
Car blocking hydrant slowed FDNY in second deadly fire this week
Fire officials say a car blocking a fire hydrant slowed their response to a deadly fire at a Buddhist temple in the Bronx on ...
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FDNY says car parked in front of hydrant hindered response to deadly fire in Bronx
An early morning fire at a Buddhist Temple that left two people dead in the Bronx was sparked by a space heater, officials said. The blaze broke out inside a building on Anthony Avenue in the Tremont ...
Fire tears through Bronx Buddhist temple, killing monk and visitor as another car blocks hydrant in NYC
We’re not supposed to do it, but where else am I gonna park,” the unidentified driver whined, according to ABC 7. “You can’t ...
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2 dead in Bronx fire, FDNY says parked car blocked closest hydrant
The FDNY says a parked car blocked a fire hydrant and slowed down ... seconds count," FDNY Chief John Esposito told reporters, adding the cold weather also slowed firefighters down a bit.
2 die in Bronx fire at Buddhist temple, as FDNY says cars blocked access to hydrants
Two people have died in a fire that erupted at a Bronx Thai Buddhist temple early Wednesday, authorities say. The fire broke out on Anthony Avenue, between East Burnside Avenue and East 180th Street, ...
FDNY says cars blocked hydrants in 2 deadly fires this week
There have been two deadly fires in New York City this week, and investigators say in both incidents, cars were blocking the closest fire hydrants. As CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports, the ...
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Two Dead, Buddhist Temple Destroyed in Bronx, NY, Fire
A Buddhist temple in the Bronx was destroyed and two people (one believed to be a Buddist monk) living next door to the temple were killed after a massive fire broke out Wednesday night. More than 150 ...