Is it hot in here or is it just the firefighters?
The drive toward gender equality in the FDNY will now include its calendar — and the 12 beefcake hardbodies that make up its pages have finally met their match.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you are about to see the softer side of the FDNY. For the first time, the department will have both men and women in their annual Calendar of Heroes, the department announced Thursday.
One side of the reversible calendar will have men and the other will have women, officials said. It's also the first time that FDNY paramedics and EMTs are included.
"It's pretty cool that we're doing it together," said FDNY EMT Michelle Campbell, 30, who poses in bunker gear and a tanktop in front of a mobile CPR unit. "We're both equally strong. We all save lives. It's pretty cool to get a heartbeat back when someone flatlines."
"I think it's an awesome opportunity for all of us," she said.