Active police, fire, EMT and ambulance personnel will receive free admission to Mystic Seaport during Safety on Sea & Shore Weekend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 19 and 20.

Free admission will be extended to first responders with proper identification as a way of saying “thank you” for their community service. Family members of first responders will be charged the seaport’s discounted group admission rate: $19 for adults; $10.50 for youth ages 6-17; and free for children ages 5 and under.

The weekend recognizes the work of present day emergency personnel, and celebrates the people, methods, and vehicles involved in maritime rescues in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Plans for the weekend include: hands-on activities such as a bucket brigade, a fire hose competition, a breeches buoy rescue demonstration; historic apparatus on display including antique fire engines and a horse-drawn ambulance; and dog rescue demonstrations by K9 police dogs and the New England Newfoundland Dog Club.

For information, visit: www.mysticseaport.org/soss.