Senior Fire Safe Program (Fire Safety Inspection and Alarm Installation)

Senior Fire Safe Program

Fire safety inspection and alarm installation program for senior citizens living in neighborhoods most vulnerable to fire, funded by FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Fire Prevention and Safety Grant.

Funding Source: $685,000 from FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Fire Prevention and Safety Grant, secured by U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand

Geographic Scope: New York City communities with highest fire risk

Target Communities:

• Manhattan: CB 11 (East Harlem), CB 12 (Washington Heights, Inwood)
• Bronx: CB 5 (South Bronx), CB 10 (East Bronx)
• Brooklyn: CB 12 (Central Brooklyn), CB 13 (Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Seagate)
• Queens: CB 4 (Corona, Corona Heights, Elmhurst, Newtown), CB 7 (Flushing, Bay Terrace, College Point, Whitestone, Malba, Beechhurst, Queensboro Hill, Willets Point)
• Staten Island: CB 3 (Hurricane Sandy-affected area)

Eligible Participants:

• Senior citizens living in identified vulnerable neighborhoods
• Members of deaf and hard of hearing community
• People with disabilities who are homebound

Services Provided:

• Free, in-home fire safety reviews
• Installation of combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms with 10-year batteries
• Group presentations on fire safety education
• Reach to thousands of New Yorkers

Background:

• Continuation of pilot program following Hurricane Sandy
• Data: 25 New Yorkers died in fires with no working smoke alarms in prior year; 75% of fatal fires have no working smoke alarm
• FDNY responded to nearly 22,000 cardiac arrest incidents (2013)

Contact:

• Email: Available through website
• Phone: (718) 281-3872

How to Apply / How to Schedule

1. Contact FDNY Foundation to schedule free in-home fire safety review
2. Phone: (718) 281-3872
3. Email: Contact through FDNY Foundation website
4. Service: FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit will:
   • Schedule convenient home visit
   • Conduct fire safety review
   • Install combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
   • Provide fire safety education materials

Eligibility Confirmation:

• Must be senior citizen, deaf/hard of hearing, person with disability, or homebound resident
• Must reside in one of the identified Community Boards

Cost: Free program