For the first time in three years, the FASNY Firefighter Museum in Hudson was swarming
with dalmatians and children on Saturday.
The annual Dalmatian Day program was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.
The free event returned Saturday morning and was visited by more than 1,500 children and their families,
said Jamie Smith Quinn, executing director of the museum.
Dalmatian Day is listed as the largest one-day fire safety event in New York State, Quinn said.
The annual event was held on Columbus Day weekend, every year since it’s inception in 2006 through 2019.
Last year, organizers still were not comfortable holding the event due to ongoing COVID pandemic
concerns. They decided to hold a smaller event, Trunk or Treat, on Halloween weekend, which turned out
to be a huge success.