NYC Fire Code § FC 401 General
Section FC 401: General
401.1 Scope.
This chapter governs emergency reporting, planning and preparedness.
401.2 Emergency reporting.
401.2.1 Reporting to department.
Any owner, occupant or other person who becomes aware of a fire or explosion or any other emergency shall immediately report such emergency to the department. No owner or other person shall issue any directive or take any action to prevent or delay the reporting of a fire or other emergency to the department.
401.2.2 Signage.
A durable, legible sign setting forth the following information for reporting a fire or other emergency (including the text to be inserted based on the building's location) shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the lobby of the main front entrance of a Group A, B, E, F, I, M and R-1 building:
Fire alarm box at __________________ and ____________________
(Name of street) (Name of street)
or
To report a fire or other emergency by telephone dial "911." Such sign may include, in buildings or occupancies with a designated telephone number for reporting of emergencies occurring in or affecting the building or occupancy, such telephone number, provided that such signage states that the fire and emergency first be reported to "911."
Exception: Buildings exempt from such sign requirement as set forth in the rules.
401.3 Emergency preparedness plans.
The emergency preparedness plans required by this chapter shall serve to assure that procedures are in place that can be timely implemented in the event of a fire or non-fire emergency to provide the information, guidance, direction and assistance needed to protect the safety of building occupants, including, if necessary, effecting their evacuation, relocation or sheltering in place. Such emergency preparedness plans shall further serve to assure that knowledgeable assistance is readily available on the premises to emergency response personnel responding to a fire or non-fire emergency at the premises.
401.3.1 General.
The owner of any premises required by this chapter to have an emergency preparedness plan shall cause such plan to be prepared for such premises in the form prescribed by the commissioner, and periodically reviewed and amended, in accordance with this section and the rules. The commissioner may prescribe by rule the qualifications of the person preparing such plans.
401.3.2 Types of emergency preparedness plans.
This chapter establishes the following three types of emergency preparedness plans, which reflect the use, size, complexity and risk vulnerability of the building or occupancy; the presence of building staff and/or other building occupants capable of implementing such plan; the availability of voice communication capability; and other considerations:
1. Level 1: comprehensive fire safety/emergency action plan (FC 401.4).
2. Level 2: fire and emergency preparedness plan (FC 401.5).
3. Level 3: fire and emergency preparedness guide and notices (FC 401.6).
401.3.2.1 Multi-building campus plans.
The fire commissioner may approve a multi-building campus emergency preparedness plan, including specific minimum staffing qualifications and levels, for educational and health care occupancies subject to FC 408, 410 and/or FC 413, with certain specified emergency preparedness functions performed by staff assigned to multiple campus buildings. Such multi-building campuses shall consist of a single block, contiguous blocks or other approved geographic area, or a series of physically interconnected buildings.
401.3.3 Maintenance on premises.
A copy of the emergency preparedness plan shall be maintained at the premises for which such plan is required and kept readily available for inspection at all times. The department may require that the emergency preparedness plan be maintained at an approved location on the premises in an approved first responder box secured by a citywide standard key to ensure availability of the plan at all times.
401.3.4 Building information card and floor plans.
In buildings or occupancies required to prepare a comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan, and in high-rise buildings and large-area buildings required to prepare a fire and emergency preparedness plan, or such other building or occupancy as required by this chapter or the rules, a building information card depicting and/or setting forth the fire safety information prescribed by the commissioner by rule shall be maintained on the premises and submitted or otherwise made available to the department as set forth in the rules. An amended building information card shall be submitted for department review and approval as set forth in the rules. When required by this code or rule, building floor plans shall be submitted to the department in an approved manner.
401.3.5 Periodic review and revision.
Emergency preparedness plans and building information cards shall be reviewed and updated as necessitated by changes in staff assignments, use or occupancy, or the design and arrangement of the premises, but at least annually. An entry shall be made in the log book required by FC 401.8 documenting such review, and indicating the general nature of any amendments to be made to such plan. Submission of an amended emergency preparedness plan shall not be required solely by reason of staffing changes or revisions to the building information card. Fire and emergency preparedness guides and notices shall be reviewed prior to each distribution required by this code or the rules, and shall be revised within 60 days of any change in building construction or service equipment materially affecting the content of such guide or notice.
401.3.6 Applicability to existing buildings and occupancies.
The preparation of an emergency preparedness plan shall constitute an operational requirement. Except as otherwise provided in this section, owners of buildings and occupancies required by this chapter to have a comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan shall have 24 months from the promulgation of rules implementing such emergency preparedness plan provisions of this chapter to prepare such plan and submit it to the department for acceptance. Owners of buildings and occupancies required by this chapter to have any other emergency preparedness plan shall have 18 months from the promulgation of rules implementing such emergency preparedness plan provisions of this chapter to prepare such plan and, if required by this chapter, submit it to the department for acceptance.
401.3.6.1 New and existing buildings and occupancies.
Until rules implementing the emergency preparedness plan provisions of this chapter take effect, buildings and occupancies required to prepare an emergency preparedness plan under this code shall comply with the emergency preparedness plan requirements set forth in the Fire Code and rules in effect on the date prior to the effective date of this section.
401.3.7 Existing emergency preparedness staffing.
Any building or occupancy that prior to March 30, 2014, obtained department approval of the voluntary installation of a fire alarm system with a staged evacuation sequence and was required to provide a fire safety director or other specified emergency preparedness staffing shall provide staffing in accordance with this chapter and the rules.
401.3.8 Cooperation.
All owners, employers of building occupants (including lessees of tenant spaces and similar occupancies) and building occupants shall cooperate in the development and coordination of emergency preparedness plans, including designation of building occupants to assist in the implementation of such plan.
401.4 Comprehensive fire safety/emergency action plan (Level 1).
Level 1 plans and staffing shall be in accordance with FC 401.4.1 through 401.4.5, the provision of the FC 404 through 415, as applicable, and the rules.
401.4.1 General.
The commissioner shall promulgate rules establishing standards, procedures and requirements for a written comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan that addresses the safety of occupants of premises in the event of a fire, explosion, biological, chemical or nuclear incident or release, natural disaster, or other emergency, or the threat thereof, or a declaration of emergency by a lawful authority, and for the coordination of the emergency response to a medical emergency at the premises.
401.4.2 Form.
The rules shall specify the form of the comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan and supporting documentation.
401.4.3 Content.
The rules shall specify the information to be contained in the comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan, which shall include the following information and documentation, and/or such other information and documentation as the commissioner may prescribe:
1. The designation of an FLS director and other FLS staff, and their respective duties and responsibilities, including FLS staff responsible for the operation of building elevators, fire protection systems, mechanical ventilation systems, building utilities, and other building service equipment.
2. The procedures for reporting a fire or other emergency to the department, including the primary and alternative means of such reporting.
3. The procedures for coordinating with firefighting, emergency medical service and other emergency response personnel, including notifying such personnel upon arrival of the location of the emergency and the response thereto.
4. The means provided for receiving and monitoring public emergency notification systems in accordance with FC 401.9.
5. The procedures for notifying building occupants of a fire or other emergency, including the primary and alternative means of such notification, the alarm or tone sounded to alert building occupants, and the information communicated to building occupants.
6. The actions to be taken in response to a fire and each type of non-fire emergency, and whether the response will require the sheltering in place, in-building relocation, partial or full evacuation of building occupants, or combination thereof, and the procedures for each such response.
7. The procedures for accounting for building occupants after such occupants have been in-building relocated, or partially or fully evacuated to a safe area.
8. The procedures for identifying any persons on the premises who are qualified and willing to provide cardio-pulmonary resuscitation or other emergency medical care to building occupants upon notification by the FLS director.
9. Site plans indicating the following:
9.1. Surrounding buildings and streets, including cross streets, and fire apparatus access roads.
9.2. The location of building occupant assembly areas.
10. A written description of the following building components and service equipment and their location, as applicable:
10.1. Access to and egress from the building, including entrances and exits.
10.2. Corridors and exit passageways providing access to exit stairwells or exit discharges.
10.3. Stairwells with letter designation.
10.4. Access and convenience stairs.
10.5. Elevators, with bank letter and car number designations.
10.6. Fire command center.
10.7. Floor warden and firefighter telephones.
10.8. Manual fire alarm boxes.
10.9. Fire department connections, and sprinkler and standpipe system control valves.
10.10. Areas of the building not protected by a sprinkler system.
10.11. Emergency power generators and associated fuel storage.
10.12. Evacuation and in-building relocation routes.
10.13. Areas of refuge and in-building relocation areas.
10.14. Any evacuation assistance devices.
10.15. Automatic external defibrillators required by law to be maintained for public use.
11. Sprinkler system and standpipe system riser diagrams, identifying the locations of the following, as applicable:
11.1. Water supply.
11.2. Fire department connections.
11.3. Gravity and pressure tanks.
11.4. Fire pumps.
11.5. Water supply control valves.
11.6. Piping, except branch sprinkler piping.
12. Locations of hazardous material storage in quantities requiring a permit, and hazardous material operations and facilities regulated by this code.
13. Procedures for identifying in advance building occupants who require assistance to participate in the plan because of an infirmity or disability or other special need, and approved procedures for providing for such assistance.
14. A fire safety maintenance program.
15. A building information card in accordance with FC 401.3.4.
401.4.4 Submission and acceptance.
Every comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan shall be submitted to the department for acceptance in the manner prescribed by the department. Acceptance of such plans shall be obtained prior to occupancy of the building or occupancy.
401.4.5 Fire and life safety staff.
The owner of any premises required by this chapter to have a comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan shall designate competent persons to act as FLS staff, including a person designated to serve as FLS director. The owner shall employ or otherwise retain sufficient FLS staff to implement such plan during regular business hours and to otherwise comply with the requirements of this chapter and the rules. The persons designated as FLS staff shall possess such qualifications and/or hold such certificates of fitness as are required by this chapter or the rules.
401.4.5.1 Fire and life safety director.
The comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan shall designate an FLS director and deputy FLS directors who shall hold an FLS director certificate of fitness. The FLS director shall have the following duties and responsibilities and such other duties and responsibilities as the commissioner may prescribe by rule:
1. The FLS director shall be present in the building at all times during regular business hours. When the FLS director is absent during regular business hours, a deputy FLS director shall be present in the building and shall perform the duties of the FLS director. When a building other than a Group R-1 transient residential building or occupancy is occupied, but the number of building occupants falls below the level requiring the presence of an FLS director, the FLS building evacuation supervisor may perform the duties of the FLS director. The FLS director shall endeavor to ensure that adequate FLS staff is present during regular business hours, and, in the absence of designated staff, shall designate interim FLS staff.
2. In the event of a fire, a medical emergency or other non-fire emergency in the building, the FLS director shall report to the fire command center or designated alternative location; implement such fire safety and/or non-fire emergency actions as are warranted by the circumstances, in accordance with the provisions of the comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan, this code and the rules; notify arriving emergency response personnel of the nature of the emergency and the response thereto; and comply with the directions of the emergency response personnel and/or other lawful authority.
3. The FLS director designated shall be fully familiar with the provisions of the comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan and shall conduct the FLS staff training and fire and non-fire emergency drills required by FC 401.4.5.2 and 401.7.
Exception: FLS staff training and fire and non-fire emergency drills may be conducted by a person holding a certificate of fitness as FEP coordinator or fire drill conductor under the personal supervision of the FLS director.
401.4.5.2 Training.
FLS staff shall be trained in the performance of their duties in accordance with the comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan.
401.4.5.2.1 Initial training.
FLS staff shall receive initial training in the contents of the comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan upon their designation as FLS staff. Such training shall familiarize them with:
1. their duties in the event that it is necessary to implement fire safety or non-fire emergency actions in accordance with such plan; and
2. appropriate fire prevention measures for the occupancy.
401.4.5.2.2 Refresher training.
With the exception of the FLS director, FLS staff shall receive, and participate in, periodic refresher training to maintain their state of readiness.
401.4.5.2.3 Duration and frequency of training.
The duration and frequency of initial and refresher training of FLS staff shall be in accordance with FC Table 401.4.5.2.3.
FC Table 401.4.5.2.3
FLS Staff Training
FLS Staff Member Initial Training Duration Refresher Training Duration and Frequency
Fire Safety Non-fire Emergency Fire Safety Non-fire Emergency
Deputy FLS directors (all occupancies) Not applicable Not applicable 1 hour annually 1 hour semiannually
FLS building evacuation supervisors 2 hours 3 hours 1 hour annually 1 hour semiannually
All other FLS staff 1 hour 2 hours 1 hour annually 1 hour annually
401.4.5.2.4 Training methods.
FLS staff training sessions shall be provided in the form of live instruction and, if desired, computerized training. At least one-half (1/2) of the FLS staff training sessions required each year shall be in the form of live instruction, which may incorporate video presentations and/or review of other educational materials. The balance of the required training sessions may be conducted in the form of approved computerized training, without live instruction, provided that such computerized training is interactive, and includes an evaluation of the FLS staff members' understanding of the training materials.
401.4.5.2.5 Recordkeeping.
A written record of FLS staff training shall be maintained in the log book required by FC 401.8. An entry shall be made in such log book for each training session conducted.
401.5 Fire and emergency preparedness plan (Level 2).
Level 2 plans and staffing shall be in accordance with FC 401.5.1 through 401.5.5, the provisions of FC 404 through 415, as applicable, and the rules.
401.5.1 General.
The commissioner shall promulgate rules establishing standards, procedures and requirements for a written fire and emergency preparedness plan that provides for fire safety and non-fire emergency preparedness in buildings or occupancies of a lesser size, complexity, and/or risk vulnerability than those requiring a comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan, and for the coordination of the emergency response to a medical emergency at the premises.
401.5.2 Form.
Fire and emergency preparedness plans shall have a simplified, standardized format that allows for completion by persons without specialized qualifications. The rules promulgated by the commissioner shall specify the form of such plans and any supporting documentation.
401.5.3 Content.
The rules promulgated by the commissioner shall specify the information to be contained in the fire and emergency preparedness plan, which shall include the following information and documentation, and/or such other information and documentation as the commissioner may prescribe:
1. The designation of the FEP coordinator, by name, certificate number and position at the premises, and other FEP staff, by name and/or position at the premises, and certificate number, if required.
2. The procedure by which a fire or other emergency is reported to the department, and the FEP staff responsible for ensuring such reporting.
3. The procedure for notifying building occupants of a fire or other emergency, and the FEP staff responsible for ensuring such notification.
4. The procedure for coordinating with firefighting, emergency medical service and other emergency response personnel, including notifying such personnel upon arrival of the location of the emergency and the response thereto, and the FEP staff responsible for such coordination.
5. The procedure for monitoring a public emergency notification system in accordance with FC 401.9.
6. Procedures for identifying and assisting building occupants who require assistance because of an infirmity, disability or other special need.
7. Identification of fire prevention measures appropriate to the occupancy, to be included in staff training and drills, and the FEP staff or building staff responsible for addressing any unsafe conditions, including:
7.1. Unobstructed and unimpeded access to means of egress.
7.2. Proper storage and removal of combustible materials and combustible waste on the premises.
7.3. Maintenance of decorative vegetation.
7.4. Proper use of extension cords, outlets and electrical equipment.
7.5. Maintenance of sprinkler head clearances.
7.6. Posting and maintenance of "No Smoking" signs required by this code.
8. The procedure for the ongoing monitoring of the premises during regular business hours to verify compliance with the following requirements, and the FEP staff responsible for such monitoring:
8.1. Access to the means of egress is unobstructed and unimpeded.
8.2. The premises does not become overcrowded.
8.3. Allowable use of open flames and open-flame devices is being conducted properly and safely.
8.4. The prohibition against smoking, where required by this code or the rules, is being observed.
401.5.4 Submission and acceptance.
Except as otherwise provided in FC 401.5.4.1, fire and emergency preparedness plans prepared for a high-rise building or a large-area building shall be submitted for department acceptance, prior to occupancy of the building or occupancy, in the manner prescribed by the department. All other fire and emergency preparedness plans shall be maintained on the premises and made available for review by a department representative. If such plan is unavailable or determined to be deficient, the department may order that a plan prepared in compliance with this chapter and the rules be submitted to the department for acceptance.
401.5.4.1 Submission of plans not required.
Fire and emergency preparedness plans prepared for a high-rise building or a large-area building are not required to be submitted for department acceptance in the following circumstances:
1. High-rise buildings and large-area buildings with a fire alarm that is programmed for full, not staged, evacuation;
2. Low-rise, large-area Group I-1 buildings; and
3. Low-rise Group R-1 dormitories and low-rise Group R-2 student apartments, with more than fifty rooms above street level (which are treated as large-area buildings by the Building Code).
401.5.4.2 Electronic filing of plans.
The following emergency preparedness plans and, when required, building information cards, building floor plans and other supporting documentation, shall be electronically filed with the department for review and approval in the manner prescribed by the department:
1. Comprehensive fire safety/emergency action (Level1) plans.
2. Fire and emergency preparedness (Level 2) plans, when filing is required by the code or rules or ordered by the department for enforcement purposes.
401.5.5 Fire and emergency preparedness staff.
The owner of any premises required by this chapter to have a fire and emergency preparedness plan shall designate competent persons to act as FEP staff, including a person designated to serve as the FEP coordinator pursuant to FC 401.5.5.1. An owner of such a premises shall not be required to employ or otherwise retain staff solely for purposes of complying with the requirements of this chapter, but shall designate persons employed or otherwise working at the premises to serve as FEP staff and assign them the duties and responsibilities necessary to implement the fire and emergency preparedness plan and otherwise comply with the requirements of this chapter and the rules.
401.5.5.1 Fire/emergency preparedness coordinator.
A manager or other responsible FEP staff member employed at the premises shall be designated in the fire and emergency preparedness plan as the FEP coordinator and shall hold an FEP coordinator certificate of fitness. A person holding a certificate of fitness as an FLS director may serve as the FEP coordinator without obtaining a separate certificate of fitness. The FEP coordinator shall have the following duties and responsibilities and such other duties and responsibilities as the commissioner may prescribe by rule:
1. The FEP coordinator shall be fully familiar with the provisions of the fire and emergency preparedness plan and shall conduct the FEP staff training and fire and non-fire emergency drills required by FC 401.5.5.2 and 401.7.
Exception: FEP staff training and fire and non-fire emergency drills may be conducted by a person holding a certificate of fitness as fire drill conductor under the general supervision of the FEP coordinator.
2. The FEP coordinator need not be personally present on the premises during regular business hours, but shall be responsible for overseeing and monitoring the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the FEP staff set forth in the fire and emergency preparedness plan.
3. The FEP coordinator shall endeavor to ensure that adequate FEP staff is present during regular business hours, and, in the absence of designated FEP staff, shall designate interim FEP staff.
401.5.5.2 Training.
FEP staff shall be trained in the performance of their duties in accordance with the fire and emergency preparedness plan.
401.5.5.2.1 Initial training.
FEP staff shall receive 1 hour of initial training in the fire and emergency preparedness plan upon their designation as FEP staff. Such training shall familiarize them with:
1. their duties in the event the fire and emergency preparedness plan is implemented; and
2. appropriate fire prevention measures for the occupancy.
401.5.5.2.2 Refresher training.
With the exception of the FEP coordinator, FEP staff shall receive 30-minutes quarterly refresher training.
401.5.5.2.3 Training methods.
FEP staff training shall be provided in the manner set forth in FC 401.4.5.2.4.
401.5.5.2.4 Recordkeeping.
A written record of FEP staff training shall be maintained in the log book required by FC 401.8. An entry shall be made in such log book for each training session conducted.
401.6 Fire and emergency preparedness guide and notices (Level 3).
Level 3 guides and notices shall be in accordance with FC 401.6.1 through 401.6.5, and the rules.
401.6.1 General.
The commissioner shall promulgate rules establishing standards, procedures and requirements for a:
1. fire and emergency preparedness guide that serves to inform building occupants and building staff about the building, fire prevention measures and fire and non-fire emergency preparedness; and/or
2. fire and non-fire emergency notices that serve to inform building occupants, building staff and visitors as to whether to shelter in place or evacuate the building, and other procedures to be followed in the event of a fire or non-fire emergency.
401.6.2 Form.
The fire and emergency preparedness guide and notices shall be in such form as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
401.6.3 Content.
The rules promulgated by the commissioner shall specify the information to be contained in the fire and emergency preparedness guide and notices, which shall include the following information, and/or such other information and documentation as the commissioner may prescribe:
1. Fire and Emergency Preparedness Guide.
1.1. Construction type.
1.2. Fire protection systems.
1.3. Voice communication systems.
1.4. Means of egress.
1.5. Guidance with respect to sheltering in place, evacuation and other procedures to be followed in the event of fire or non-fire emergency.
1.6. Lessons learned from fires in similar occupancies.
1.7. Medical emergencies.
2. Fire and Emergency Preparedness Notices.
2.1. Construction type.
2.2. Guidance with respect to sheltering in place, evacuation and other procedures to be followed in the event of fire or non-fire emergency.
401.6.4 Distribution and posting.
The fire and emergency preparedness guide shall be distributed to building occupants and building service employees as set forth in the rules. The fire and emergency preparedness notice shall be posted within each dwelling unit and at such other locations as set forth in the rules.
401.6.5 Occupancy-specific requirements.
The form, content, distribution and posting of the fire and emergency preparedness guide and notices may vary by occupancy. Occupancies required to prepare a fire and emergency preparedness guide and/or notices shall be as set forth in this chapter or the rules.
401.7 Drills and education for fire and non-fire emergencies.
Separate fire and non-fire emergency drills and education shall be conducted, in the manner prescribed in this section and the rules, and with the frequency set forth in FC Table 401.7.6, in buildings and occupancies required to have an emergency preparedness plan pursuant to this chapter and in such other buildings and occupancies as provided in this chapter. Group R-2 apartment buildings and occupancies are not required to conduct drills, except in high-rise megastructures and student apartment buildings.
401.7.1 Content.
Drills and other forms of education shall be conducted to enhance the fire and non-fire emergency preparedness of building occupants, including building staff and employees of building tenants. Drills shall serve to familiarize building occupants as to the proper actions to take in the event of a fire or other emergency, the primary and secondary evacuation and in-building relocation routes, and fire prevention measures appropriate to the occupancy. The commissioner shall promulgate rules prescribing standards, procedures and requirements for the conduct of fire and non-fire emergency drills and educational sessions, including their subject matter and duration. Drills shall be in the form of live instruction, except as authorized by the rules.
401.7.2 Reserved.
401.7.3 Timing.
Drills shall be scheduled in a manner that best assures the participation of regular building occupants. Drills may be conducted on different work shifts and/or during non-business hours to facilitate the participation of building occupants.
401.7.4 Participation in drills and education.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all building occupants in the building or occupancy, or part thereof, wherein a fire and non-fire emergency drill or educational activity is being conducted, shall participate in such drill or educational activity, including building staff and FLS or FEP staff with responsibility for such building or occupancy, or part thereof. Owners and employers of building occupants, including lessees of tenant spaces and similar occupancies, shall require such participation.
401.7.5 Alarm activation.
The fire alarm system shall be activated each time a fire drill or non-fire emergency drill is conducted to initiate the drill and familiarize building occupants with the alarm tones. Nothing in this code shall be construed to prohibit the activation of the fire alarm signal for the purposes of conducting a fire drill or a non-fire emergency drill.
Exception: In buildings or occupancies in which all building occupants are not required by this code to participate in the drill, the fire alarm system need not be activated to initiate the drill, provided that, in accordance with the rules, another means is employed to familiarize those building occupants participating in the drill with the fire alarm tones that would be sounded in the event of an actual emergency.
401.7.6 Frequency.
The frequency of each required fire drill and each required non-fire emergency drill, for each type of occupancy, shall be in accordance with FC Table 401.7.6.
FC Table 401.7.6
Drill Participation and Frequency
Type of Building or Occupancy Required Participation Frequency
Group A Regular building occupants. Participation of patrons, guests and visitors not required. Semiannually
Group M
Group R-1, except homeless shelters and dormitories a
Group R-1 homeless shelters and emergency shelters All building occupants Monthly
Group B office a All building occupants Semiannually
Group B colleges and universities All building occupants In accordance with New York State Education Law
Group E educational
Group R-1 dormitory and Group R-2 student apartment buildings
Group R-2 high-rise megastructures All building occupants Semiannually
Group E day care facilities All building occupants Monthly
Group F All building occupants Monthly
Group H All building occupants Semiannually
Group I-1 All building occupants Bimonthly b
Group I-2 Regular building occupants. Participation of patients and visitors not required. Semiannually
Group S Regular building occupants. Participation of visitors not required. Semiannually
a. In the 2 years following acceptance of a comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan, drills shall be conducted quarterly.
b. In the first year of occupancy of an I-1 building or occupancy, drills shall be conducted monthly.
401.7.7 Non-fire emergency education.
When required by this chapter, building occupants shall receive non-fire emergency education. In buildings and occupancies in which non-fire emergency drills are not conducted, such education shall consist of the distribution of educational materials explaining the different types of non-fire emergencies and the types of responses to such emergencies, including sheltering in place, relocating within the building, or evacuating the building. Such materials shall be distributed to building staff and employees of building tenants prior to their commencing work at the premises.
401.7.8 Recordkeeping.
Drills and education shall be documented by entries in the logbook required to be maintained in accordance with FC 401.8.
401.8 Emergency preparedness recordkeeping.
Buildings and occupancies required to have an emergency preparedness plan pursuant to this chapter, except buildings and occupancies required to prepare a fire and emergency guide and notice, shall maintain a log book in accordance with this section.
401.8.1 General.
A log book or other approved system of recordkeeping shall be maintained for purposes of documenting emergency preparedness.
401.8.2 Format.
A bound log book with consecutive numbered pages, an approved electronic format, or other approved form of recordkeeping, shall be maintained in accordance with the requirements of FC 107.7.
401.8.3 Entries.
Entries shall be made in the log book to document drills, education, staff training, plan review and amendment, plan implementation and/or such other information as the commissioner may require by rule.
401.9 Access to public emergency notification systems.
While performing the duties of such position, FLS directors and FEP coordinators shall have access to NYC Notify, CorpNet or such other approved public emergency notification system providing notice of New York City emergencies as the commissioner may prescribe by rule. Such access may be by means of any portable or desktop device readily available for use on the premises under their supervision. The commissioner may prescribe by rule buildings and occupancies in which FLS directors and FEP coordinators shall have access to a public emergency notification system.
401.10 Periodic inspection.
Any building, occupancy, or part thereof required to have a comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan, fire and emergency preparedness plan, and/or a public gathering site plan pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the rules shall be subject to periodic fire safety inspection by the department, including inspection of any such plan to confirm that it has been prepared and/or implemented in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the rules.
401.11 Workplace exit inspections.
In addition to any other inspections that the department may conduct, the department shall inspect Group M occupancies to determine whether workplace exits are locked in violation of Section 1001.3.1 of the Building Code. A minimum of fifty unannounced inspections shall be conducted each year. Such inspections shall include, but not be limited to, premises at which violations of such section are known or suspected to have occurred.