FDNY FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
The FDNY Foundation, established in 1981 is the official not-for-profit of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Our mission is to promote fire and life safety education and help the FDNY better protect New York. The FDNY Foundation funds programs that advance the FDNY’s goals, which include maintaining operational excellence, reaching out to the community with an array of fire and life safety programs, and ensuring that our firefighters and EMS personnel have the best available training and equipment. The FDNY Foundation is: The only organization authorized to raise funds on behalf of the FDNY and; The FDNY Foundation does not solicit by telephone or use telemarketers
About This Cause
Fire & Life Safety Education: One of the fundamental missions of the not-for-profit FDNY Foundation is to financially support the Department’s core educational programs. In cooperation with the Foundation, active and retired members use a multitude of tools and strategies to craft educational presentations for specific audiences at an array of locations, with a special focus on the City’s most vulnerable populations, including children and senior citizens. The goal of the Foundation is to help the Department empower the public to protect their own lives and property before and during emergencies by promoting safe practices and techniques. This critical mission is served primarily by two specially-trained teams: the FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit and the FDNY Mobile CPR Training Unit. The public can interact with FDNY educators at two New York City locations: the FDNY Fire Zone and the New York City Fire Museum. The Units also serve the public via the Fire Zone on the Road Program and Be 911 CPR Program at schools, senior centers, fairs, shopping centers, businesses, community boards and neighborhood groups throughout the five boroughs. Sign up for the Be 911 CPR Program. In addition, the Fire-Setter Intervention Program also has been an important way for Fire Marshals to combat arson and help improve public safety. Since it was launched, the program has provided successful outreach to youth at risk for committing arson. Public Outreach: The Foundation supports a number of continuing outreach programs intended to educate New Yorkers from every walk of life by mass-promoting safe practices and techniques. Annually, fire and life safety takes center stage in the City as FDNY promotes National Fire Prevention Week every October and National CPR/AED Week in June. By supporting those efforts, along with awareness campaigns to maintain working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, the Department can continue to make great strides in driving down preventable deaths caused by fire. Outreach efforts also include interaction with the public over social media and via traditional public safety announcements, many of which feature the FDNY’s popular mascots, Hot Dog and Siren. Recruitment and Youth Services: FDNY has made great strides in diversifying the Department and reaching out to neighborhoods in every borough as part of its awareness and outreach strategic plans. Foundation-supported efforts have made some of the biggest impacts, by introducing FDNY careers to diverse communities. The FDNY Explorers Program, supported financially by the Foundation, has increased the visibility of the Department by educating young men and women, aged 14-20, about careers in the Department. Leadership & Team Building: The rebuilding efforts undertaken after 9/11 were unprecedented in scope and magnitude. And while the Fire Department had suffered unimaginable loss on that day, more than a decade later FDNY is more resilient and stronger than ever. This remarkable accomplishment was facilitated by the Foundation-funded FDNY Officers Management Institute (FOMI). Developed in the wake of 9/11, the innovative program provides high-ranking Officers with a solid foundation in management principles and leadership strategy, especially in emergency and disaster situations. FOMI has proved to be an indispensable tool for the Department and a nationally recognized model for teaching leadership principles and disaster readiness. The six-month program is offered through the Columbia Business School and includes course work from experts in the corporate community, government and homeland security. Additionally, the FDNY Foundation supports a series of FDNY leadership development initiatives throughout the year, including retreats, a special Advanced Leadership & Management Program for senior staff and a Firefighter for a Day team-building program for civilian FDNY employees. For more information about becoming a Firefighter for a Day, please click here. Professional Development & Conferences: To maintain its reputation as one of the nation’s premier emergency response agencies, the FDNY has invested heavily in the training of its membership. But, as municipal budgets often are trimmed, it is funding from the FDNY Foundation that can ensure the Department can continuously fund advanced training programs at its academies. Every day, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics and Fire Marshals hone their skills and prepare for the rigors of the job at state-of-the-art facilities in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. Since 9/11, the Department has emphasized an all-hazards approach to training, placing it at the forefront of public safety in New York City, while simultaneously setting standards for the nation. Specialized courses, technical training programs and curriculum centered on disaster readiness are just some of the measures that have become keystones of the Department. Websites and publications devoted to training, safety and preparedness also have helped the Department keep its members informed of the latest tactics and information from FDNY subject matter experts. The FDNY DiamondPlate Training and Information Program and WNYF Magazine are both important tools that have helped educate members, thanks to the backing from the FDNY Foundation. The FDNY Symposium and the Medical Special Operations Conference provide members with cutting-edge research and training, while allowing the FDNY to share their best practices on a national and international scale. Funding from the FDNY Foundation also helps the Department offer education scholarships in fire science and other related subject matter areas. Family Assistance & Counseling: The health and well-being of the Department’s members are also a key component of programs and units, such as the Family Assistance Unit and the FDNY Counseling Services Unit, that are assisted by the FDNY Foundation. The Family Assistance Unit educates the FDNY community on cancer awareness and prevention through outreach, screening programs, fundraisers and cancer research. Recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy were also aided by the Foundation. To learn more about the FDNY Family Assistance Unit, please visit this website: firedupforacurefdnynyc.org. Capital & Infrastructure Assistance: Keeping New York City residents and visitors safe requires continual investments in new tools, apparatus and other lifesaving equipment. In addition, further improvement to FDNY’s training campuses is also a top priority. The Foundation helped open the nation’s first high-rise fire simulator at the FDNY Training Academy in Manhattan and continues to assist in creating the best environments for the Department’s Fire and EMS personnel to train and prepare for emergencies. Keeping FDNY at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies and best practices in fire science and patient care is critical and a key effort. Procurement Assistance: The Foundation has helped the Department acquire many noteworthy tools. Radiation detection meters, simulation software and hardware and CPR kits to aid in fire and life safety education are recent acquisitions made possible by Foundation funds. Research and Development: Foundation-supported efforts also include important innovations, such as breaking down communication barriers between first responders and the diverse communities they serve. Translator cards have been distributed and proved to be an important tool for saving lives. Other significant projects, funded by the Foundation, have made the job and public safer. Research and development efforts are often first to be trimmed from municipal budgets, but Foundation aid assures they remain robust.