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New York City Fire Museum Family Day and Muster
Could you ? or your family members ? put out a fire? Escape from a burning building? Come find out on Saturday, September 22, at the New York City Fire Museum?s Family Safety Day! Learn how to extinguish a real fire with FDNY personnel, sign your kids up for a firefighter-led safety tour of a simulated apartment blaze and more! Also, watch antique fire engines from all over the northeast compete to pump the longest stream of water! This family-friendly firefighting event will be held from 10-5 (pumping from 12-4) in front of the New York City Fire Museum.
On Saturday, September 22, the New York City Fire Museum will present ?Fire Museum Family Day,? featuring an antique hand-pumped fire engine muster -- teams from all over the northeast will compete to pump the furthest stream of water from their engines. With the help of Fire Department mascot ?Hot Dog,? the FDNY Fire Safety Unit will be distributing fire safety materials to the public, and fire fighters will be conducting kids? fire safety tours in the Museum?s apartment simulation. In conjunction with National Preparedness Month, the Office of Emergency Management and FDNY instructors will be conducting Fire Extinguisher Participatory Demonstrations where individuals will learn how to use a real fire extinguisher to put out a live fire. OEM will also be distributing important emergency preparedness information for kids and adults. Inside the Museum, there will be special exhibits of fire memorabilia from area collectors and historical organizations.
The Museum is located in Hudson Square, west of SoHo. Spring Street will be closed between Hudson and Varick Streets from 10 AM to 5 PM. All outdoor activities are free and open to the public and will take place rain or shine. The antique fire-engine muster, presented by the New England States Veteran Fireman's League, will be pumping from 12 until 4 PM. The Fire Museum will be open for visitors; admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children, seniors and college students with ID. For more information, call 212-691-1303 or visit www.nycfiremuseum.org.
Could you ? or your family members ? put out a fire? Escape from a burning building? Come find out on Saturday, September 22, at the New York City Fire Museum?s Family Safety Day! Learn how to extinguish a real fire with FDNY personnel, sign your kids up for a firefighter-led safety tour of a simulated apartment blaze and more! Also, watch antique fire engines from all over the northeast compete to pump the longest stream of water! This family-friendly firefighting event will be held from 10-5 (pumping from 12-4) in front of the New York City Fire Museum.
On Saturday, September 22, the New York City Fire Museum will present ?Fire Museum Family Day,? featuring an antique hand-pumped fire engine muster -- teams from all over the northeast will compete to pump the furthest stream of water from their engines. With the help of Fire Department mascot ?Hot Dog,? the FDNY Fire Safety Unit will be distributing fire safety materials to the public, and fire fighters will be conducting kids? fire safety tours in the Museum?s apartment simulation. In conjunction with National Preparedness Month, the Office of Emergency Management and FDNY instructors will be conducting Fire Extinguisher Participatory Demonstrations where individuals will learn how to use a real fire extinguisher to put out a live fire. OEM will also be distributing important emergency preparedness information for kids and adults. Inside the Museum, there will be special exhibits of fire memorabilia from area collectors and historical organizations.
The Museum is located in Hudson Square, west of SoHo. Spring Street will be closed between Hudson and Varick Streets from 10 AM to 5 PM. All outdoor activities are free and open to the public and will take place rain or shine. The antique fire-engine muster, presented by the New England States Veteran Fireman's League, will be pumping from 12 until 4 PM. The Fire Museum will be open for visitors; admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children, seniors and college students with ID. For more information, call 212-691-1303 or visit www.nycfiremuseum.org.