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MEDIA ADVISORY:
FDNY HOSTS YOUTH EXPLORING PROGRAM IN HARLEM
TO ENCOURAGE FEMALE AND MINORITY INTEREST IN
FIRE AND EMS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The Fire Department tomorrow will host a
Youth Exploring Program presentation at the Magic Johnson
Theater in Harlem. The Youth Exploring Program gives high
school students ages 14 to 20 the opportunity to learn about
career opportunities in the Fire Department. The three-hour
program will include demonstrations of fire and EMS apparatus
and tools and opportunities for students to interact with
firefighters, EMT’s and paramedics.
The FDNY’s Exploring Program is part of the Department’s
Recruitment and Diversity Initiatives Unit. This after school
program, which has its roots in the 1960s, teaches students
about fire and EMS service, including hands-on training in
CPR, first aid, ladder raises, hose advances and non-ambulatory
transports. Students meet once a week for two hours and have
opportunities to visit firehouses and EMS stations and participate
in other Fire Department activities. The Explorer Program
currently has nine “Explorer Posts” located throughout
the City (two in each borough, with the exception of Staten
Island), where students meet and attend classes.
WHO: |
Deputy Commissioner for Administration Douglas White;
Fire Department Recruiting Personnel; High School students
ages 14-20 interested in FDNY career opportunities |
WHAT: |
Introduction to Youth Exploring Program by Deputy
Commissioner White; EMS and Fire Presentations, which
include apparatus and tool demonstrations and youth
interactions with Fire and EMS personnel |
WHERE: |
Magic Johnson Theater, 300 West 125th Street, Manhattan
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WHEN: |
Thursday, February 19, 2004 from 3:00 to 6:00 PM
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Contact: Francis X. Gribbon / Virginia Lam
(FDNY) (718) 999-2056
http://www.nyc.gov/fdny
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