Taylor & Taylor Associates, a bicoastal insurance brokerage, and carrier Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company have awarded a $40,000 grant to support FDNY High School’s ongoing program whereby students can earn a state emergency medical technician certification along with a high school diploma.
Located in the East New York section of Brooklyn, the FDNY High School emerged from a partnership between the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and the City’s Department of Education that emphasizes the importance of community public service. The educational initiative opens up emergency response career paths for students, including one that could lead to being part of the FDNY. The curriculum includes studies of the science of fire and emergency response, and teaming with FDNY members in assorted tasks such as activities at the FDNY Fire Academy and a summer leadership program.
In 2006, Taylor and Taylor and Fireman’s Fund provided a $50,000 grant to the FDNY High School that was utilized for fire and medical care training activities. The recent $40,000 grant was presented during a special public event last month. The grant package is part of a nationwide program called Fireman’s Fund Heritage which is funded by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. Since ’04, Fireman’s Fund has issued more than 900 grants totaling more than $17 million to fire departments across the country for needed equipment, training and educational tools. Independent insurance agencies/brokers like Taylor & Taylor are able to direct these grants to support fire stations in their communities.
Scott Taylor, president of Taylor and Taylor, thanked his clients, noting, “The business my company has placed with Fireman’s Fund on behalf of our customers [including members of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers] has earned my company the right…to direct a total of $90,000 in grant money to the high school.”
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