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Person Place Thing with NYC Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh

NYC Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and Randy Cohen
Susan Packard
NYC Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and Randy Cohen

The NYC fire commissioner leads a force that responds to medical emergencies, plane crashes, building collapses, hazardous materials, even people trapped in elevators. They also fight fires. “If it’s not the police department, if it’s not a crime, everything else is the fire department.” Produced with the Municipal Archives.

You can hear the full episode at personplacething.org.