Event ID # 85323
Date:
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
 Time:
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Event:

FIREFIGHTER & PARAMEDIC APPRECIATION WEEKEND

Host:

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Location:

(Manhattan)   Google Map
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Pier 86, (46th Street and 12th Avenue, Manhattan).
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Website:
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org
Price:
All activities are free with admission to the Museum.
Full details:
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will salute the contributions of firefighters and paramedics with a weekend of special events and demonstrations Saturday, July 18th & Sunday, July 19th  at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, located at Pier 86, (46th Street and 12th Avenue, Manhattan). The weekend will kick-off with a ceremony to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the FDNY Marine Unit on Saturday, July 18th at 11:00 AM.  Festivities include a ceremonial wreath laying and water displays from FDNY fire boats.   Throughout the weekend, visitors can watch FDNY and paramedic demonstrations including rescue company rope slides, vehicle extrication, and ladder bucket rescue, as well as ambulance, squad truck and tower ladder vehicle displays. The activities will conclude with chefs from 10 firehouses from all 5 NYC boroughs competing in a cook-off to determine who makes the “best chow” for their workers in the “Battle of the Boroughs” that will be held on Sunday, July 19th from 12:00-3:00 PM on Pier 86 under the British Airways Concorde. All activities are free with admission to the Museum.  For more information and an up-to-date listing of events, visit www.intrepidmuseum.org.   Firefighters and paramedics with proper identification will receive free admission to the Museum.  Guests of firefighters and paramedics (up to 4 guests per rescue worker) will receive a 20% discount off of Museum admission.