Organization: FDNY FOUNDATION INC
Mission: TO ASSIST THE FDNY IN ITS MISSION TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO FIRES AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, DISASTER AND TERRORIST ACTS, PROTECTING THE LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN NEW YORK CITY.
Activities: FIRE ZONE EDUCATIONAL AND RETAIL - THE FDNY FOUNDATION OPERATES THE FIRE ZONE, A LEARNING CENTER LOCATED IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER. THE FIRE ZONE OFFERS FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 100,000 SCHOOLCHILDREN, ADULTS AND VISITORS EACH YEAR PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AT THE FIRE ZONE, VISITORS LEARN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FIRE AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE PREVENTION. FDNY FOUNDATION HAS BUILT A NEW FIREZONE STATE OF THE ART FIRE SAFETY LEARNING CENTER IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER THAT OPENED IN SEPTEMEBER 2020.
FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY PROGRAMS - RECOGNIZING THAT THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT A FIRE IS TO PREVENT A FIRE, THE FDNY FOUNDATION FUNDS PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE AND INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN PREVENTING FIRE AND FIRE-RELATED HAZARDS, AND PROTECTING THEIR LIVES AND PROPERTY BEFORE AND DURING EMERGENCIES. THE FDNY FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION UNIT (FSEU) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE IN CLASSROOMS, THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS AND GROUP TRAININGS. THIS YEAR THESE PROGRAMS IMPACTED MORE THAN 700,000 PEOPLE AT APPROXIMATELY 3,500 EVENTS AND 7,000 PRESENTATIONS. THE FDNY FOUNDATION ALSO FUNDED A CITYWIDE EFFORT CALLED GET ALARMED NYC, WHICH PROVIDED FOR INSTALLATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN 250,000 TAMPER-PROOF 10-YEAR SMOKE/CO ALARMS. THIS YEAR THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000 ALARMS DISTRIBUTED. THE FDNY FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION UNIT REACHES THOUSANDS MORE CHILDREN AND ADULTS AT EVENTS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE FDNY FOUNDATION ALSO FUNDS BYSTANDER CPR AND COMPRESSIONS-ONLY CPR TRAINING PROGRAMS AND LAST YEAR TRAINED MORE THAN 16,000 VOLUNTEERS INCLUDING 12,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. GRANTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT TO HELP UNIFORM MEMBERS WITH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT.
WELLNESS PROGRAMS - THE FDNY FOUNDATION HELPS TO FUND VARIOUS FDNY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY SICKNESS, TRAGEDY AND OTHER CHALLENGES. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES THE FDNY COUNSELING PROGRAM AND THE OTHER 9/11 HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES. THIS FDNY FOUNDATION FUNDING ALSO SUPPORTS VARIOUS TRAINING, FITNESS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROJECTS TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS STAY IN OPTIMAL CONDITION.
NTEE category: Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building