NYC Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker announces resignation after Mamdani elected

New York Metropolis Hearth Commissioner Robert Tucker will depart his publish subsequent month, asserting his resignation the day after Zohran Mamdani was elected as town’s subsequent mayor.

In an announcement, Tucker mentioned he’ll stay in his place till Dec. 19, permitting the division to have “an orderly transition.” Mamdani shall be sworn in on January 1, 2026.

“It has been the distinction of a lifetime to function New York Metropolis’s thirty fifth Hearth Commissioner,” mentioned Tucker. “Thanks to Mayor Adams for his confidence in finishing up this work. We’ve empowered the courageous women and men who preserve our metropolis secure, decreasing hearth deaths to an all-time low.”

Mayor Eric Adams praised Tucker for his service in an announcement to Fox Information Digital.

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Official picture of Robert S. Tucker, thirty fifth New York Metropolis Hearth Commissioner. (NYC.gov)

“Commissioner Robert Tucker has led the New York Metropolis Hearth Division with braveness, ardour and a real dedication to public security,” mentioned Adams. “Once I appointed Commissioner Tucker to this essential position, I knew he would have the expertise, braveness and enthusiasm to guard our metropolis and assist our fearless heroes – the firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics who put their lives on the road for New York day by day.”

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Hearth Commissioner Robert S. Tucker, second from proper, and New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams observe a second of silence throughout the annual September 11 commemoration ceremony on the Nationwide September 11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Adam Grey/Getty Photos)

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“We’re extremely grateful for Commissioner Tucker’s service and stay up for seeing what he does subsequent,” Adams concluded.

A view of an undisclosed NYFD station. The town’s hearth commissioner will depart his publish on December 19, 2025. (Joan Slatkin/UCG/Common Photos Group)

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Tucker grew up in Manhattan and attended George Washington College earlier than attending regulation faculty at Tempo College Faculty of Legislation, his on-line biography says.