FDNY promotes 1st female Deputy Chief

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.
FDNY promotes first female Deputy Chief
For the first time in its history, the FDNY has promoted a woman to the rank of deputy chief. Michelle Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the department, was honored at a special promotion ceremony in Queens.
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.
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 appoints first female deputy chief
Friday was a historic day for the FDNY as Michele Fitzsimmons was recognized as the department's first female deputy chief. CBS News New York's Erica Lunsford reports.
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
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