OPEN HOUSE AT NYC FIREHOUSES AND EMS STATIONS 2025 (FREE)

FDNY Open House

Saturday, October 18th

Sunday, October 19th

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

 

During National Fire Prevention Month, the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) will host its annual Open House program in neighborhoods throughout New York City. The Open Houses are free.

 

More than 200 firehouses and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) stations will open their doors to the public on either Saturday, October 18th, or Sunday, October 19th, from either 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

 

Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) will educate the public about fire and life safety, conduct demonstrations, discuss careers within the Department, and offer tours of FDNY engines, ladder trucks, and EMS stations. 

 

The locations of all of the Open Houses are listed on FDNY’s interactive map. 

 

Firehouse E-240 (Engine Company 240) at 1309 Prospect Avenue (between Greenwood Avenue and Ocean Parkway) will hold its Open House on Saturday, October 18th, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (map)

 

An architectural and historical overview of the firehouse, built in 1896, is posted on Brownstoner. 

 

The firehouses on 12th Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Foster Avenue, and beyond will also be open. See the map for the date and time of their Open House.

OPEN HOUSE AT FDNY FIREHOUSES AND EMS STATIONS 2024 (FREE)

FDNY Open House

Saturday, October 19th

Sunday, October 20th

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

On Saturday, October 5th, and Sunday, October 6th, the FDNY will host the 5th free annual Open House program in various neighborhoods throughout New York City.

More than 200 firehouses and EMS stations will open their doors to the public from either 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The locations of the Open House are listed on FDNY’s interactive map.

Firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics will educate the public about fire and life safety, conduct demonstrations, discuss careers within the Department, and offer tours of FDNY engines, ladder trucks, and ambulances.

 

FDNY ONLINE PRESENTATION ON FIRE SAFETY

Brooklyn Community Board Public Safety Committee

Monday, December 5th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Brooklyn Community Board's Public Safety Committee will meet on Monday, December 5th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Zoom.

Agenda:

1. Presentation by the Fire Department of New York on general fire safety, holiday fire safety, and lithium-ion batteries (for individuals and businesses)
2. Meet and greet with BOP/Metropolitan Detention Center staff

Register at the Zoom attendee registration link to join this webinar: https://bit.ly/3hPKV5T

You can also view the meeting on Community Board 7's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3uQlAtq

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Community Board 7

4201 4th Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street) (map)

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 854-0003

fax: (718) 436-1142

bk07 @ cb.nyc.gov

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/index.page

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https://twitter.com/bkcb7

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PARK CIRCLE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS: ONLINE MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (FREE)

 

 Park Circle: existing conditions (left), proposed conditions (right)

  

Park Circle Safety Improvements
Tuesday, August 17th, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Safety improvements at Park Circle will be discussed at the CB7 Transportation Committee virtual meeting on Tuesday, August 17th, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

 

Register in advance for the meeting at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ObVPDvUbRzejVtxQz8dxHA. After you register, you'll receive an e-mail that confirms your registration and contains information about joining the webinar by PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, cell phone, or landline phone.

 

The meeting can also be viewed on Community Board 7's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/channel/UCcAZ1cECSeZI8iNyQDKuX5Q.

The meeting was called because the New York City Fire Department reported problems they were having when navigating their emergency vehicles through traffic within the circle. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) then studied Park Circle for possible improvements to the traffic situation. 

 

The DOT is proposing changes to the road markings within the circle. They would reconfigure all of the travel lanes toward respective exits to improve traffic flow and organization.

 

Currently, the markings within the vehicular area of the circle only include lane lines. DOT would add arrow markings, in-road messaging, and additional signage for improved traffic guidance. They would also add Qwick Kurb and plastic delineators in striped areas to denote the separation of traffic movements. 

 

The improvements are designed to relocate exiting traffic queues and prevent the blocking of through traffic within the circle. That would help keep the circle operating during heavy traffic periods.

 

This proposal won't adjust traffic signal timing or alter parking capacity in or near the circle at this time, but the DOT will monitor traffic conditions after the changes are made. They'll make further adjustments, if any are needed.

The drawings at the top of this blog post show the existing conditions as well as the proposed conditions. The full proposal is presented at https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/park-circle-cb14-mar2021.pdf. Implementation would take place in August/September 2021.

THREE TO FIVE GUEST SPEAKERS, A RAFFLE, AND REFRESHMENTS AT THIS MONTH'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING (FREE)

Albemarle Neighborhood Association Meeting
Thursday, November 21st, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The guest speakers at the next Albemarle Neighborhood Association (ANA) meeting and their probable speaking order have been announced. They'll discuss subjects that are of interest and importance to our neighborhood and community.

• 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: An FDNY representative will discuss fire safety issues.

• 7:00 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.: Moinul Alam and, possibly, his daughter, Manijaah Armin Faria, will represent the Bangladeshi community.

        Mr. Alam is

• the owner of Architrade Contracting, LLC,
• General Secretary of Church McDonald Bangladeshi Business Association (CMBBA),
• CEO of M&M Academic Support Tutoring Center;
• President of Bangladeshi-American Center of North America (BACONA), and
• a member of the Executive Committee of The Kensington Stewards.
  

         Ms. Faria

• maintains M&M Academic  Support Tutoring Center,
• helps set up meetings for BACONA, and
• is a member of Muslim Student Association (MSA).

• 7:20 p.m. to 7:40 p.m.: Uniquia Parker is Recreation Coordinator for The Kensington Family Shelter. She creates and organizes events and tasks to prepare family members to function well in life's endeavors and to build self-esteem.

One possible additional guest speaker is

• John Venable, Customer Relations Coordinator, Office of the Brooklyn Postmaster, United States Postal Service (USPS).

Five gift certificates from Foodtown  will be raffled off for Thanksgiving.

Foodtown and ANA will provide refreshments, which will be served after the meeting.

Meetings are free, and all residents are welcome to attend. The next meeting will be held in March 2020.

Location
Hanid Room
Flatbush Jewish Center
327 E. 5th Street
corner of Church Avenue
Kensington, Brooklyn

The Hanid Room is on the lower level and is accessible by stairs and by elevator. 

STREET RENAMING CEREMONY FOR LOCAL FIREFIGHTER WHO DIED ON 9/11

Street Renaming Ceremony

Friday, August 23rd, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The block of E. 3rd Street between Caton Avenue and Albemarle Road will be renamed "Firefighter Michael Bocchino Way." Firefighter Michael Leopoldo Bocchino died in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, the day of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

Mr. Bocchino lived on that block of E. 3rd Street for his entire life, until he met his untimely death at the age of forty-five.

A twenty-two-year veteran of the Fire Department of New York, Mr. Bocchino was engaged in valiant fire and rescue operations at the World Trade Center when he died. He was chief's battalion aide with Engine Company 240, Battalion 48, 1307 Prospect Avenue in Windsor Terrace.

The street renaming ceremony will be held on Friday, August 23rd, at 1:00 p.m., at the corner of Caton Avenue and E. 3rd Street.

November 25, 1955-September 11, 2001

FREE SMOKE ALARM BATTERIES AND FIRE SAFETY LITERATURE

Turn your clocks and other time-telling devices back an hour at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 4th. Prevent injury, loss of life, and property damage by, at the same time, changing the batteries in your smoke alarms. It wouldn't hurt to change the batteries in your carbon monoxide detectors and your flashlights too.

Get free smoke alarm batteries and free fire safety literature in all five boroughs, including at Alumni of NY, 1624 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, on Monday, October 29th, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

FIREHOUSES AND EMS STATIONS WILL HOLD OPEN HOUSE

FDNY Open House

Saturday, June 16th, and Sunday, June 17th

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Fire Department (FDNY) will host open houses on the weekend of June 16th and 17th. For the 4th annual citywide open house program, more than 200 firehouses and EMS stations will be open to the public on Saturday, June 16th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., or on Sunday, June 17th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics will educate the public about fire and life safety, conduct demonstrations, discuss careers within the FDNY, and offer tours of FDNY engines, ladder trucks, and ambulances.

Educational materials whose goal is to raise awareness of fire safety and prevention will be handed out as well as free smoke/carbon monoxide alarms, fire safety coloring books, and fire helmets for children.

The event is free, and it is open to the public.

The locations of the open houses are indicated on an FDNY interactive map. Open houses in the KARMABrooklyn area will be held in the following locations.

Firehouse Engine-281/Ladder-147
Saturday, June 16th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
1210 Cortelyou Road
between Westminster and Argyle roads 

Firehouse E-282/L-148
Sunday, June 17th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
4210 12th Avenue
between 42nd and 43rd streets 

Firehouse E-240
Saturday, June 16th, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
1307 Prospect Avenue
between Greenwood Avenue and Ocean Parkway

Firehouse E-220/L-122
Saturday, June 16th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
530 11th Street
between 8th and 7th avenues

FIRE AT 13TH AVENUE AND 42ND STREET, WITH UPDATES

UPDATE: Gas has been ruled out as the cause of an explosion that led to a four-alarm fire on  October 3rd.

The fire started at about 1:00 p.m. at 4206 13th Avenue, a multiple-dwelling, three-story building. The second and third floors of the destroyed building were residential; the ground floor was commercial space.

As of October 7th, fire investigators are looking into the possibility that the second floor resident, Francesca Figueroa, used fuel or an accelerant (a substance or mixture that makes a fire spread faster), such as chemicals from her hair salon, to commit suicide.

They had already determined that gas could not have caused the explosion: Ms. Figueroa was behind on her gas bill, and the apartment that the explosion occurred in had not been fed natural gas since June.

Ligia Puello, who lived on the third floor, was found dead in the stairwell on the day of the explosion. She died of smoke inhalation and flash burns. Her daughter was visiting her son in the Dominican Republic at the time. 

Ms. Figueroa was found dead in the rubble on Monday, October 5th. She had been the owner of Franchezka Unisex Salon on 5th Avenue in Park Slope for the past twenty years. Ms. Figueroa's sister had said previously that Ms. Figueroa was cleaning out the apartment at the time of the explosion.

Thirteen people were injured, including ten firefighters and three people who were walking in front of the building when it exploded. The entire front of the building was blown out by the force of the explosion.

Five buildings were damaged. One of them, 4204 13th Avenue, is being torn down. Fifty neighborhood residents have been displaced. They are mostly staying with family and friends; some are using vouchers from the American Red Cross to stay in hotels.

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Emergency personnel are on the scene of a two-alarm fire at 13th Avenue and 42nd Street in Brooklyn. Expect smoke, traffic delays, and the presence of emergency personnel and vehicles in the area.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene advises people to avoid smoke exposure from structural fires by keeping windows closed while indoors and reducing outdoor activity where smoke is present.

People who have heart conditions or breathing conditions, such as asthma, may be more sensitive and should seek immediate medical attention if they experience a worsening of their condition, shortness of breath, or chest pains.
                                              --Notification issued by Notify NYC