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FDNY FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION FUND
PRESENTS
THE 2004 CALENDAR OF HEROES
South Street Seaport hosts calendar signing
The New York City Fire Department today unveiled the highly
anticipated 2004 Calendar of Heroes at Pier 17 at the South
Street Seaport. Hundreds of fans gathered as the historic
Fireboat -The John D. McKean- arrived with the 2004 calendar
models onboard. Once on shore the firefighters signed calendars
and posed for photos. The calendar—which has been a
tradition since 1996-- celebrates New York City’s Bravest
while raising funds for the Fire Department’s Fire Safety
Education Fund. As in past years, it features 12 New York
City Firefighters photographed around New York City.
“This calendar of Heroes is one of several tools that
the Fire Safety Education Fund uses to help raise funds for
the department and promote fire safety,” said Honorary
Fire Commissioner and President of the Fire Safety Education
Fund Steven Ruzow. “This year the Fund has already awarded
more than $1.3 million to the department to implement the
Fire Officers’ Institute and to purchase such equipment
as post radios, repeaters and radiation detection dosimeters.
By buying a calendar or any other product officially licensed
by the Fire Zone you are helping to save the lives of both
firefighters and civilians.”
All proceeds from sales of the Calendar of Heroes will benefit
the Fire Department’s not-for-profit Fire Safety Education
Fund. The fund sponsors an array of awareness and educational
programs including the Fire Zone, mobile fire safety houses,
annual smoke detector give-always, and Hot Dog- the fire safety
dog.
As in years past, photographer Alan “Battman”
Batt used the city of New York as his backdrop while photographing
the 2004 calendar models. “I always love to use the
city’s landscapes and architecture in these photographs
because the calendar isn’t just about firefighters its
about New York City as well,” said Battman.
“It is and honor and a trill to be chosen for the calendar.
Knowing that the proceeds go to the Fire Safety Education
Fund makes the experience worth while,” said January’s
hero Phillip Hirt, who was photographed this year at the Chinese
New Year celebration in Chinatown.
Calendars are available for purchase at the state-of–the–art
Fire Zone learning center located in Rockefeller Plaza, the
newly opened Fire Zone store at the South Street Seaport,
better bookstores or by visiting www.fdnyfirezone.com
Contact: Francis X. Gribbon / David Billig
(718) 999-2056
No. 40-03
www.nyc.gov/fdny
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