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FDNY expands fire safety education and outreach programs
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Commissioner Tucker highlights the FDNY's focus on fire and life safety outreach as a top priority in 2024, with plans to continue this emphasis in 2025. The department's fire safety education unit conducted numerous presentations reaching a significant number of New Yorkers.
- The fire safety education unit, comprised of active duty members, conducted about 3,200 presentations
- These presentations reached more than half a million New Yorkers
- The number of presentations represented a 37% increase over the previous year
Robert Tucker
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life safety outreach was a top priority for the fire department in 2024, and it will continue to be in 2025.
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The fire safety education unit is comprised of active duty members who are specially trained to conduct community outreach and educate the public with critical life saving strategies.
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They focus on fire prevention and perform a variety of targeted presentations tailored to the audience of each respective presentation.
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In 2024, the fire safety education team conducted roughly 3,200 presentations for more than half a million New Yorkers.
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This represented a 37 increase over the previous year.