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FDNY Holding Open Houses Across the City This Weekend

Engine 305/Ladder 151 Firehouse (Google)

Oct. 2, 2019 By Shane O’Brien

More than 200 firehouses and EMS stations across New York City will be holding open houses this weekend as part of the FDNY’s fifth annual open house program.

The firehouses will open their doors to the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday Oct. 6.

The FDNY is holding the open house weekend to educate the public about fire and safety, conduct demonstrations, discuss careers within the Department and offer tours.

Engine 305/ Ladder 151 in Forest Hills will be staging an open house this weekend.

A full list of open houses across the city is available here.

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