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FDNY boss Laura Kavanagh rips firefighters in texts to NY AG Letitia James: ‘I can’t fix them’
NY Post ^ | June 30, 2024 | Rich Calder

Posted on 06/30/2024 6:52:37 AM PDT by Salman

FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh wants to “fix” the behavior of her department’s predominately male workforce — but can’t figure out how to extinguish their flames of discontent.

Kavanagh — who’s butted heads with plenty of male underlings since being named the city’s first female fire commissioner in 2022 — made the blunt admission while apologizing to New York Attorney General Letitia James during a March 8 text exchange, a day after pro-Donald Trump firefighters and other attendees mercilessly booed the Democratic pol during a department promotion ceremony.

“I should have called you last night, but I’ve been trying to find a way to say I’m sorry that doesn’t involve me apologizing for men who don’t deserve such grace,” texted Kavanagh, according to records The Post obtained from the AG’s office through a Freedom of Information Law request.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: diversity; fdny; nyc
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Executive summary: Insufficient respect for diversity will not be tolerated in the fire department.

If you thought NYC without proper police protection looks ugly, wait'll you see it without fire protection.

1 posted on 06/30/2024 6:52:37 AM PDT by Salman
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To: Salman

She believes they need “fixing”? As in when you get your male k-9 “ fixed”? Sad commentary eh?


2 posted on 06/30/2024 6:56:52 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: Salman

the job of all firefighters is to put out real fires, not to be at the beck and call of politicians to put out political fires...right?


3 posted on 06/30/2024 7:01:33 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: Salman

Why is the fire commissioner texting the Attorney General about “fixing” the department?


4 posted on 06/30/2024 7:03:44 AM PDT by HonkyTonkMan ( )
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To: Salman

Translation:

“Darn that freedom of speech!”


5 posted on 06/30/2024 7:03:49 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: rktman
Another diversity hire who thinks she deserves her position. The NYC firemen should continue to boo Lishita and this commissioner. They are both clowns.
6 posted on 06/30/2024 7:04:40 AM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: Salman

FDNY!


7 posted on 06/30/2024 7:09:26 AM PDT by stanne
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To: HonkyTonkMan

She had invited the AG to speak at a
promotion ceremony and when James got up tp speak she was booed throughout her remarks. Partly because of James’ civil witch hunt of Trump and partly for her cinstant comments that FDNY personnel are racist and sexist.


8 posted on 06/30/2024 7:12:18 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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She should fire all the crackers and replace them with undocumented newcomers. They would probably refuse to go into a burning building (especially a Jewish one), but they will have the right politics (except for hating Sodomites).


9 posted on 06/30/2024 7:22:25 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: Salman

A woman should never have been put in that position. I’m speaking as a woman.


10 posted on 06/30/2024 7:34:12 AM PDT by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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Thanks for post. I've only recently become aware of the freak who is running the FDNY.

Born female, lesbian, Trans, Chaplin, was the pastor of the (Gay) Greenpoint Reformed Church, her wife is Jennifer Aull (founder and director of North Brooklyn Marriage & Family Therapy).

What a mixture of fruits.

Houston New York City we have a Problem. Riots will Burn it down.

11 posted on 06/30/2024 7:38:12 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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“I should have called you last night, but I’ve been trying to find a way to say I’m sorry that doesn’t involve me apologizing for men who don’t deserve such grace”

She obviously believes “her” fire fighters are not entitled to their own opinions, particularly when they don’t coincide with hers.


12 posted on 06/30/2024 7:49:56 AM PDT by Wuli
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I will be glad to watch NYC burn itself down, except, the roaches will scurry away and infect other places.


13 posted on 06/30/2024 7:53:45 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Here is her wiki bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kavanagh


14 posted on 06/30/2024 8:03:09 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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Why is a vicious Woke DEI leftist estrogener the FDNY Commissioner? Keep these leftist commie femmes out of influential positions in leadership. Same can be said for that nasty ogre Leticia James.


15 posted on 06/30/2024 8:03:42 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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Kavanagh, who began her career in public service working campaigns for ex-President Barack Obama and other Democrats, told her longtime political ally, “I wouldn’t be here without you.”

She's not a firefighter. She's a professional political whore. Completely unqualified for the job.

16 posted on 06/30/2024 8:06:34 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: HonkyTonkMan
Why is the fire commissioner texting the Attorney General about “fixing” the department?

I think that’s the real question at stake here.

17 posted on 06/30/2024 8:09:21 AM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Salman

Sounds like the New Yawk water buffalo is still upset at the guys that put out the fires for humiliating her affirmative action butt. Look here Letitia, this is real life, not an episode of “Chicago Fire”. You have to deal with reality and not be so easily offended when people point and call you a fool.


18 posted on 06/30/2024 8:31:45 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (President Trump is a businessman first and a politician second. That's why he's good for America.)
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To: Salman

She’s just a political hack


19 posted on 06/30/2024 8:55:13 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

The job of firefighter requires lots of horsepower, a pretty good mind and a hell of a lot of courage, which is the opposite of DEI. When a roof is falling in and airpack alarms are going off and you get one bad decision from dying, there is no time for “Pie in the Sky” theories.


20 posted on 06/30/2024 9:10:45 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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