FDNY Fire Zone

FDNY's Fire Zone is part hands-on museum, part safety display, part retail store. It's a great place to visit--especially for children--and is conveniently located in midtown at Rockefeller Center. It's not a big place, so watch closely for it because I could totally see someone walk right by without realizing it.


Inside is a big fire truck for kids to explore. They also can try on turnout gear, but Kate wasn't too interested in that.


She did take a turn at the wheel, however.

Just a few minutes after we arrived, a bus pulled up outside the door--field trip! Because the rooms don't have a lot of extra space (for a large group of children as well as a curious toddler), we moved into the next room to do a little shopping.


Checking out the cool stuff before a field trip commences ...


Look at the wall of patches--Kate was very tempted to pull them off.


More cool patches in the next room ...


... and even more!


My BIL Steven is a volunteer fire fighter, and he had requested a new FDNY shirt. This is where I bought it--I wanted to be sure it was the real deal. The store area had a nice selection of shirts and other FDNY memorabilia and fire-safety merchandise.


Window display

Admission to FDNY's Fire Zone is free. A fire-simulation presentation is also available for guests who are 5 and older, and the charge for that is $6 ($2 for seniors 60 and older). I think this outreach to the community is a wonderful thing, and I am glad we got to visit. Thank you, FDNY and all the fire fighters out there who serve their fellow citizens.


Store hours and such--for more information, check out www.FDNYFireZone.org.

P.S. Please make sure you have working smoke detectors throughout your home.