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Feb

10

Act of Valor (film) donates $10,000

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At a special early screening for FDNY and NYPD members, the actors and directors of the film Act of Valor donated $10,000 to the FDNY Foundation and $10,000 to the NYPD Foundation.

Jan

25

FDNY Foundation Receives Donation from 5.11 Tactical Clothing Company

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(L to R) First Deputy Commissioner Don Shacknai, Chief of Department Edward Kilduff, Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, 5.11 Tactical Clothing Company CEO Dan Costa, Chairman of the FDNY Foundation Stephen L. Ruzow, Chief of EMS Abdo Nahmod, and Assistant Chief of EMS Operations Jerry Gombo.

The FDNY Foundation received a generous $63,000 donation from 5.11 Tactical Clothing Company on Jan. 24, in remembrance of the 9/11 tragedy.

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Jan

23

Jan

19

FDNY urges New Yorkers to have working smoke and co alarms

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After a fatal fire and two carbon monoxide incidents with fatalities and serious injuries in three days, the FDNY strongly urges all New Yorkers to have working smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in their homes.

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Dec

29

CO Detector Bill Signed

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NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL: Committee on Housing and Buildings signed a Bill to Amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York on Carbon Monoxide Alarms.

Click on the link below to read the Testimony of Lt. Anthony Mancuso of the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Fire Safety Education

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Dec

27

Kidde Donates 60,000 CO Alarms

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On December 27th, James Ward, President of Kidde, announced that Kidde will be donating 60,000 Carbon Monoxide Smoke Detectors to the New York City Housing Authority.

Dec

21

Wharton Leadership Digest: Training with FDNY

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It is called Bunker Gear, the bulky jacket and pants that the NYC firefighters wear into a fire. It is like putting on the thickest snow parka and pants you have ever worn … in the middle of June. Yet for one of the program participants, it wasn’t the weight of the gear, or the hood, or figuring out how to cinch the waist that was distracting. Instead, it was the image of the fire captain holding out a jacket with bright yellow letters that read F-D-N-Y….Read More

Dec

16

Dec

15

FDNY Foundation Launches new Webstore

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The FDNY Foundation launches their new webstore which is powered by Amazon.com. Customers can now use their Amazon account to purchase items. All the proceeds help fund fire safety education and the professional development, training and education of FDNY Members. Click here to visit the store

Nov

05