{"id":358031,"date":"2025-11-05T18:40:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358031\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T18:40:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T18:40:25","slug":"nyc-fire-commissioner-resigns-fox-5-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358031\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC fire commissioner resigns | FOX 5 New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/D14431F35D77F3E8A815EC218BC41F5B.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Tucker sworn in as FDNY commissioner\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-7a5d4fdb=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\"><strong>NEW YORK<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/fox5ny.com\/tag\/organization\/fdny\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FDNY<\/a> Commissioner Robert Tucker announced his resignation on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Tucker will resign as <a href=\"https:\/\/fox5ny.com\/tag\/organization\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fire commissioner<\/a> in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">It was not immediately clear why Tucker is resigning, but his announcement comes less than a day after NYC elected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/election\/nyc-mayor-winner-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> its next mayor.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/fox5ny.com\/tag\/people\/eric-adams\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Eric Adams<\/a> appointed Tucker to the role in August 2025, shortly after the previous commissioner, Laura Kavanagh, also resigned.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Tucker grew up in Manhattan, and before becoming commissioner, he worked as a special assistant to then <a href=\"https:\/\/fox5ny.com\/tag\/us\/ny\/nyc\/queens\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Queens<\/a> District Attorney Richard Brown before joining T&amp;M USA, a private security firm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\"><strong>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/nyc-robert-tucker-fdny-commissioner\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Robert Tucker named new FDNY commissioner: Who is he?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/robert-tucker-ny-fire-commissioner.jpg\" alt=\"New York City Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker smiling at a podium and microphone.\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">New York City Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker. <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Mayor Adams praised Tucker&#8217;s tenure, saying he &#8220;led the Fire Department of the City of New York with courage, passion, and a sincere dedication to public safety,&#8221; adding that the city is &#8220;incredibly grateful for Commissioner Tucker&#8217;s service and look forward to seeing what he&#8217;ll do next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WNYW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">According to the New York Post, Tucker will return to T&amp;M after he steps down. \u00a0He worked as a special assistant to then Queens District Attorney Richard Brown before joining T&amp;M USA, a private security firm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> Information in this story is from a statement from Mayor Eric Adams, the New York Post, and previous FOX 5 NY reports.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/organization\/fdny\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FDNY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/us\/ny\/nyc\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York City<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK &#8211; 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