Second Annual FDNY Open House 2016

Hi Friends!  It’s Hot Dog here, coming off a great weekend for the second annual FDNY Open House.  On Saturday, May 14^th, more than 200 FDNY Houses and EMS Stations opened their doors to the public in all 5 boroughs.  We had so many visitors come by and meet NYC’s Bravest.

At each house everyone was able to take a tour, view demonstrations, learn fire and life safety tips and explore FDNY Careers.  We had many new friends get a real hands-on experience on what it means to be #FDNYSmart and kept to our primary mission of educating New Yorkers to make the City safer.

Here is just a glimpse at some of the critical fire and life safety education that was being shared.

EMS Station 54 in Queens, was just one of the many locations handing out fire and life-safety educational materials.

At Engine 22 Ladder 13 in Manhattan, this new friend is getting a hands-on lesson in how Firefighters do their job.

Khalil Jones gets a personal class in taking an EKG from Paramedic Justin O’Grady at Station 55 in the Bronx.

Some friends getting hands – on experience on how to operate a hose at Rescue 5 Engine 160 on Staten Island.

A little girl getting a chance to take the wheel at Engine 210 in Brooklyn.

A hands-on orientation of compression-only CPR – or Bystander CPR – at EMS Station 32 in Brooklyn.

Me getting a chance to meet friends, some new and some old at Engine 22 Ladder 13 in Manhattan.

It was really a successful Open House weekend.   If you want to see all the action, check out the FDNY’s Flickr album. Remember you can help keep your family safe by checking out all of our tips on fdnysmart.org.  Plus be sure to follow us on Twitter!  You can find Hot Dog and Siren here.