On Monday, January 9th, members of the New York City Fire Department’s (FDNY), Fire Safety Education Program attended the Community Advisory Board (CAB) meeting at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center to share a presentation on winter home safety.
The goal of the Fire Safety Education Program is to reduce the number of fatalities caused by residential fires by teaching lifesaving, fire prevention tips to the community. FDNY Lieutenant Steve Vano and colleagues discussed several safety tips with CAB members including; making certain batteries in smoke detectors are operational and identifying escape routes in the case of a fire.
The presentation was highly engaging and was well-received by the attending CAB members, who expressed appreciation for the materials received from Lt. Vano.
Jamaica Hospital’s Community Advisory Board thanks the great men and women of the FDNY for all that they do and looks forward to participating and collaborating in future fire safety education events within the community.