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FDNY brings first transgender firefighter into ranks

Her family has a long history of firefighting, starting at least three generations ago

By Ginger Adams Otis and Erin Calabrese

NEW YORK — One of New York’s Bravest is breaking barriers — becoming the first transgender firefighter in city history.

The male-to-female firefighter has been openly welcomed by the FDNY, even as a Brooklyn judge handling a discrimination lawsuit against the department has blasted it for its lack of diversity.

The tall blonde, who now goes by Brooke, is a third-generation firefighter, with her father still on the job. The Post is withholding her full name.

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