Seen on the news article:NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s first big move—appointing Lillian Bonsignore as FDNY Commissioner.
She’s a respected 31-year FDNY veteran who led EMS through COVID and the 9/11 response…
But she has never served as a firefighter.
In the announcement clip, the focus is heavily on her being a “trailblazer for the LGBTQ community” and the first openly gay FDNY commissioner—with Bonsignore herself saying experience fighting fires “won’t matter.”
Priorities highlighted: identity, pay parity for EMS, and historic firsts.
But when lives hang in the balance during a blaze, does the leader of the world’s bravest need actual firefighting command experience—or is symbolism enough?
NYC firefighters risk everything daily. They deserve a boss who’s been in the flames, not just checking boxes.
Merit over identity—or is this the future? Another form of DEI, I presume?
Seen on the news article:NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s first big move—appointing Lillian Bonsignore as FDNY Commissioner.
She’s a respected 31-year FDNY veteran who led EMS through COVID and the 9/11 response…
👉 But she has never served as a firefighter.
In the announcement clip, the focus is heavily on her being a “trailblazer for the LGBTQ community” and the first openly gay FDNY commissioner—with Bonsignore herself saying experience fighting fires “won’t matter.”
Priorities highlighted: identity, pay parity for EMS, and historic firsts.
But when lives hang in the balance during a blaze, does the leader of the world’s bravest need actual firefighting command experience—or is symbolism enough?
NYC firefighters risk everything daily. They deserve a boss who’s been in the flames, not just checking boxes.
Merit over identity—or is this the future? Another form of DEI, I presume?
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