Women’s History Month 2025: Meet Carline Germain, Director of Human Resources, Bureau of Fire Prevention

Throughout FDNY’s history, women have played vital roles in protecting and serving the people of New York City. Their strength, resilience and unwavering dedication are at the heart of the Department’s lifesaving mission.

Carline Germain, Director of Human Resources in the Bureau of Fire Prevention, said she approaches her job as her ministry.

“It unequivocally requires unbounded patience and dedication,” she said. “In the moments when circumstances would typically call for despair, it is this very commitment that ushers me through any obstacle. For me, the glass is never half empty. It’s refillable.”