NEW YORK—Holy stop, drop, and roll Batman! That’s what Robin might have said if he were at Midtown Comics near Times Square on Tuesday. Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano handed out a comic book featuring fire-starting foes and fire-fighting heroes—a not so diabolical ploy to teach kids about fire safety.
Batman and Robin were at a conference in Washington D.C. and couldn’t make it, but Spiderman and Captain America were there alongside Hot Dog, the Fire Department of New York’s (FDNY) canine mascot. A bunch of little heads in red fireman helmets looked up to the super heroes in more ways than one.
Ms. Millers grade two-three split class from Elias Howe P.S. 51 in Hell’s Kitchen came to learn about how to keep their families safe.
“[The children] are our lifeline. When we get to the children, they get home and they tell their parents what to do and what not to do. We’re all safer for it,” said Cassano.
A child started a fire in a Bushwick, Brooklyn, home last week while playing with a lighter. A 5-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl were killed in the blaze, as well as a 52-year-old man. This tragedy highlights the importance of educating children about fire safety said the commissioner.
Batman and Robin were at a conference in Washington D.C. and couldn’t make it, but Spiderman and Captain America were there alongside Hot Dog, the Fire Department of New York’s (FDNY) canine mascot. A bunch of little heads in red fireman helmets looked up to the super heroes in more ways than one.
Ms. Millers grade two-three split class from Elias Howe P.S. 51 in Hell’s Kitchen came to learn about how to keep their families safe.
“[The children] are our lifeline. When we get to the children, they get home and they tell their parents what to do and what not to do. We’re all safer for it,” said Cassano.
A child started a fire in a Bushwick, Brooklyn, home last week while playing with a lighter. A 5-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl were killed in the blaze, as well as a 52-year-old man. This tragedy highlights the importance of educating children about fire safety said the commissioner.
