Fire Department

NYC Admin. Code tit. 15, ch. 1

in effect

NYC Admin. Code § 15-101 Definitions; bureaus, divisions and offices.

§ 15-101 Definitions; bureaus, divisions and offices. a. For the purposes of this title the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Commissioner" shall mean the fire commissioner. (2) "Department" shall mean the fire department. b. In addition to such other bureaus, divisions and offices as the commissioner may organize pursuant to section eleven hundred two of the charter, there shall be in the department: 1. A fire bureau in the charge of the chief of the department which shall have charge of the extinguishment of fires and the necessary and incidental protection of life and property in connection therewith. In such bureau there shall be a bureau of fire prevention and such bureau shall be in the charge of a member of the uniformed force of the department, of a rank above that of captain, to be designated by the commissioner. Such bureau shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the commissioner in relation to (1) combustibles, chemicals, explosives, flammables, or other dangerous substances, articles, compounds or mixtures, (2) the prevention of fires or danger to life or property therefrom, excluding provisions relating to structural conditions and (3) protection against fire and panic, obstruction of aisles, passageways and means of egress, standees, fire protection and fire extinguishing appliances, and fire prevention in licensed places of assembly. In the performance of their official duties, the uniformed and civilian members of the bureau of fire prevention shall have the powers and perform the duties of peace officers, but their power to make arrests and serve process in criminal actions shall be restricted to cases arising under laws relating to (1) the manufacture, storage, sale, transportation or use of combustibles, chemicals, explosives, flammables or other dangerous substances, articles, compounds or mixtures and the control of fire hazards, (2) the prevention of fires or danger to life or property therefrom, excluding provisions relating to structural conditions and (3) fire perils. 2. A chief and deputy chief fire marshal, appointed by the commissioner, who shall be members of the department. c. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, or rule or regulation, a chief of the department shall not serve in any other capacity to the department during his or her term of office of chief. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have vacated the office of chief so held.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-102 Volunteer system.

§ 15-102 Volunteer system. a. The paid department system, as soon as practicable, shall be extended over the borough of Staten Island by the commissioner, and thereupon the present volunteer fire companies now maintained therein shall be disbanded. Any real property and any apparatus, equipment or other personal property owned or used by such volunteer forces which may be deemed useful or necessary for the use of the department, upon the extension of the paid system to the borough of Staten Island, shall be purchased by the department of general services upon the recommendation of the commissioner at the reasonable value thereof. b. In the meantime and until the paid department shall be extended over such borough of Staten Island, such volunteer fire companies shall continue to discharge the duties for which they have been associated or incorporated, and there shall be paid on the first day of June in each year to the treasurers of such volunteer fire companies, by the comptroller, the following sums: To the treasurer of an engine company or chemical engine company twelve hundred dollars, to the treasurer of a hook and ladder company ten hundred dollars, to the treasurer of a hose company, eight hundred dollars, and to the treasurer of a patrol company, eight hundred dollars. The city, in its discretion, may appropriate such sum of money as it may deem necessary for the purchase of apparatus for the use of the several volunteer companies in the borough of Staten Island, and for the maintenance of the fire alarm system in such borough. c. The extension of the paid department system shall not affect the rights and privileges of any volunteer benevolent association existing within the territory where such extension is made.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-103 Qualifications of force of department.

§ 15-103 Qualifications of force of department. a. To qualify for membership in the department a person shall be: 1. A citizen of the United States. 2. Able understandingly to read and write the English language. 3. Shall have passed his or her eighteenth birthday but not his or her twenty-ninth birthday on the date of the filing of his or her application for civil service examination. No person who qualifies under this requirement shall be disqualified from membership in the department because of having passed his or her twenty-ninth birthday subsequent to the filing of his or her application. However no person shall be appointed unless he or she shall have attained his or her twenty-first birthday. b. A conviction of a felony shall disqualify all persons from membership in the department. c. Nothing in this section is intended to repeal or supersede the provisions of section 12-138 of the code.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-103.1 Chief of department.

§ 15-103.1 Chief of department. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, including but not limited to section 15-110 of this chapter, to the contrary, the chief of department shall not be required to be selected by competitive examination. The chief of department shall be in the exempt class of the classified service, and shall be selected from among persons holding the title of deputy chief (fire).

NYC Admin. Code § 15-104 Probationary period.

§ 15-104 Probationary period. Preliminary to a permanent appointment as firefighter there shall be a period of probation for such time as is fixed by the civil service rules, and no person shall receive a permanent appointment who has not served the required probationary period. The service during probation shall be deemed to be service in the uniformed force if succeeded by a permanent appointment, and as such shall be included and counted in determining eligibility for advancement, promotion, retirement and pension.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-105 Oaths of office.

§ 15-105 Oaths of office. Each member of the uniformed force shall take an oath of office and subscribe the same before an officer of the department empowered to administer an oath.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-106 Warrants of appointment.

§ 15-106 Warrants of appointment. Every member of the uniformed force shall have issued to him or her a warrant of appointment signed by the commissioner.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-107 Grades of members of the uniformed force.

§ 15-107 Grades of members of the uniformed force. Members of the uniformed force, upon appointment, shall be assigned to the fourth grade; after one year of service in the fourth grade they shall be advanced to the third grade; after one year of service in the third grade, they shall be advanced to the second grade; after one year of service in the second grade, they shall be advanced to the first grade; and they shall in each instance receive the annual pay or compensation of the grade to which they belong.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-108 Salary during absence from duty caused by injury or sickness.

§ 15-108 Salary during absence from duty caused by injury or sickness. Each member of the uniformed force shall be paid full pay or compensation during absence from duty caused by injury or sickness, except as otherwise provided by law.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-108.1 Receipt of line of duty pay.

§ 15-108.1 Receipt of line of duty pay. a. A member or officer of the force shall be entitled pursuant to this section to the full amount of his or her regular salary for the period of any incapacity due to illness or injury incurred in the performance and discharge of duty as a member or officer of the force, as determined by the department. b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights, powers and duties of the commissioner pursuant to any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, the right to discipline a member or officer of the force by termination, reduction of salary, or any other appropriate measure; the power to terminate an appointee who has not completed his or her probationary term; and the power to apply for ordinary or accident disability retirement for a member or officer of the force. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require payment of salary to a member or officer of the force who has been terminated, retired, suspended or otherwise separated from service by reason of death, retirement or any other cause. d. A decision as to eligibility for benefits pursuant to this section shall not be binding on the medical board or the board of trustees of any pension fund in the determination of eligibility for an accident disability or accidental death benefit. e. As used in this section the term "incapacity" shall mean the inability to perform full, limited, or restricted duty.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-109 Salary of first grade firefighters.

§ 15-109 Salary of first grade firefighters. Firefighters of the first grade shall be paid a minimum of three thousand dollars per annum.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-110 Promotions.

§ 15-110 Promotions. Promotions of officers and members of the force shall be made by the commissioner on the basis of seniority, meritorious service in the department and superior capacity as shown by competitive examination. Individual acts of personal bravery may be treated as an element of meritorious service in such examination, the relative rating therefor to be fixed by the commissioner of citywide administrative services. The fire commissioner shall transmit to the commissioner of citywide administrative services in advance of such examination the complete record of each candidate for promotion. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-110.1 Longevity bonuses.

§ 15-110.1 Longevity bonuses. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, when a member shall have accrued twenty-five years of uniformed service with the New York city fire department, and retires in any rank, they shall have five per centum of the highest grade of pay under the applicable collective bargaining agreement of such rank in which they retire, added to the applicable salary used for the purposes of computing pension benefits under the plan in which they are enrolled with the New York city fire department pension fund. b. In addition to the increase set forth in subdivision a of this section, commencing with the twenty-sixth year of service and for each year thereafter, such member shall receive an additional one per centum of the highest grade of pay under the applicable collective bargaining agreement of such rank in which they retire for each year exceeding twenty-five years, added to the applicable salary used for the purposes of computing pension benefits under the plan in which they are enrolled with the New York city fire department pension fund, provided, however, that the total additional credit provided by this subdivision does not exceed fifteen per centum and shall be capped upon the completion of thirty-five years of uniformed service with the department. (2026 N.Y. Laws Ch. 58, 5/26/2026, eff. 5/26/2026)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-111 Credit for service in the police department.

§ 15-111 Credit for service in the police department. a. (1) Any member of the uniformed force of the fire department, who immediately prior to his or her appointment or employment as such, has served or shall have served as a member of the police force of the police department, shall have the time served by such member in such police department counted as service in the fire department in determining his or her retirement and pension in such department as herein or otherwise provided, upon condition that he or she shall contribute to the appropriate fire department pension fund a sum equal to the amount which he or she would have been required to contribute had the time served in the police department been served in the fire department. (2) Within one year after the fire department pension fund shall request a transfer of reserves with respect to any such person who becomes a member of the fire department pension fund on or after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, who performed such prior service in the police force of the police department, and who has qualified for benefits under this subdivision, the police pension fund shall transfer to the contingent reserve fund of the fire department pension fund the reserve on the benefits of such member which is based on the contributions made by the employer (including the reserve-for-increased-take-home pay). Such reserve shall be determined by the actuary of the police pension fund in the same manner as provided in section forty-three of the retirement and social security law. No such transfer of reserves pursuant to this paragraph shall be made with respect to any person who became a member of the uniformed force of the fire department prior to July first, nineteen hundred ninety-eight. b. Any such member who shall have been a member of the police pension fund pursuant to subchapter three of chapter three of title thirteen of the code shall become a member of the department pension fund pursuant to subchapter two of chapter three of title thirteen. The election or elections made by such member pursuant to section 13-247 or 13-253 of the code shall be deemed to be the election or elections required by section 13-350 or 13-355 of the code. In the event that any such member shall have made an election pursuant to section 13-248 of the code, such election shall be deemed to be the election provided by subdivision b of section 13-350 of the code. c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any member of the uniformed force of the fire department, who immediately prior to his or her appointment or employment as such, has served or shall have served as a member of the police force of the police department, the New York city transit authority police department or the New York city housing authority police department, shall have the time served by such member in such police department counted as service in the fire department in determining his or her eligibility for variable supplements fund benefits payable by the firefighters' variable supplements fund pursuant to subchapter five of chapter three of title thirteen of this code or the fire officers' variable supplements fund pursuant to subchapter six of chapter three of title thirteen of this code. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2006/004.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-111.1 Credit for service in the uniformed transit police force or uniformed housing police force.

§ 15-111.1 Credit for service in the uniformed transit police force or uniformed housing police force. Any member of the uniformed force of the fire department, who immediately prior to his or her appointment or employment as such, has served or shall have served as a member of the uniformed transit police force or a member of the uniformed housing police force shall have the time served by such member in such force counted as service in the fire department in determining: (a) his or her eligibility to compete in a promotional examination; (b) his or her seniority credit for the purpose of grading a promotional examination; and (c) his or her seniority credit for the purpose of determining eligibility for transfers within the uniformed force of the fire department.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-112 Working hours.

§ 15-112 Working hours. a. The commissioner shall divide the deputy chiefs, battalion chiefs, captains, lieutenants, engineers and firefighters, marine engineers and pilots in boats of the department into platoons, and such divisions shall be fully completed and the provisions hereof fully effectuated. None of such platoons, or any member thereof, shall be assigned to more than one tour of duty in any twenty-four consecutive hours. The commissioner shall install a two platoon system. The two platoon system shall consist of not more than two tours of duty of not more than nine hours each, to be followed by a rest period of at least forty-eight hours for all members. After such rest period there shall be not more than two tours of duty of not more than fifteen hours to be followed by a rest period for all members of at least seventy-two hours which shall continue in such sequence so that not more than six nine-hour tours of duty and six fifteen-hour tours of duty shall be worked in any twenty-five consecutive calendar days, except, in the event of conflagrations, riots or other similar emergencies or for the necessary time consumed in changing tours of duty, in which events such platoons or members thereof shall be continued on duty for such hours as may be necessary. This section shall in no manner affect any provision of law providing for furlough or leave of absence of such members of the department. b. The mayor and all other officials charged with such duty are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to carry out the provisions of this section and to provide any and all necessary funds to effectuate the purposes thereof. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this title, the provisions of this section, as amended, in relation to the establishment and continuance of the platoon system and the tours of duty and the hours thereof shall not be repealed, superseded, supplemented or amended by local law, and the same may only be repealed, superseded, supplemented or amended as prescribed in section eleven of article nine of the constitution and upon the affirmative action of the qualified voters of the city of New York on a referendum submitted at a general election.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-113 Discipline of members; removal from force.

§ 15-113 Discipline of members; removal from force. The commissioner shall have power, in his or her discretion on conviction of a member of the force of any legal offense or neglect of duty, or violation of rules, or neglect or disobedience of orders or incapacity, or absence without leave, or any conduct injurious to the public peace or welfare, or immoral conduct, or conduct unbecoming an officer or member, or other breach of discipline, to punish the offending party by reprimand, forfeiture and withholding of pay for a specified time, or dismissal from the force; but not more than ten days' pay shall be forfeited and withheld for any offense. Officers and members of the uniformed force shall be removable only after written charges shall have been preferred against them, and after the charges shall have been publicly examined into, upon such reasonable notice of not less than forty-eight hours to the person charged, and in such manner of examination as the rules and regulations of the commissioner may prescribe. The examination into such charges and trial shall be conducted by the commissioner, a deputy commissioner or other person designated by the commissioner in writing for that purpose; but no decision shall be final or be enforced until approved by the commissioner. The rules and regulations for the uniformed force of the department, as established from time to time by the commissioner, shall be printed, published and circulated among the officers and members of such department.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-114 Resignations and absences.

§ 15-114 Resignations and absences. Any member of the department who shall withdraw or resign without the permission of the commissioner shall be subject to the forfeiture of salary due to such member. Unexplained absence, without leave, of any member of the uniformed force, for five days, shall be deemed and held to be a resignation by such member, and accepted as such.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-115 Rehearing of charges; reinstatement of members of department.

§ 15-115 Rehearing of charges; reinstatement of members of department. a. Upon written application to the mayor by the person aggrieved, setting forth the reasons for demanding such rehearing, the commissioner may rehear the charges upon which a member or a probationary member of the uniformed force has been dismissed, or reduced from the rank theretofore held by him or her. Such person or persons shall be required to waive in writing all claim against the city for back pay and shall obtain the mayor's consent to such rehearing, such consent to be in writing and to state the reasons why such charges should be reheard. b. Such application for a rehearing shall be made within one year from the date of the removal or reduction in rank. c. If the commissioner shall determine that such member has been illegally or unjustly dismissed or reduced, the commissioner may reinstate such member or restore such member to the rank from which he or she was reduced, as the case may be, and allow such member the whole of his or her time since such dismissal to be applied on his or her time of service in the department, or the commissioner may grant such other or further relief as he or she may determine to be just, or may affirm the dismissal or reduction, as he or she may determine from the evidence. d. If the applicant be a probationary member of the department, the commissioner may allow such probationary member the time already served as a probationary member to count as time served, but shall not allow the time between the date of his or her dismissal and restoration to count as service in the department. e. Employees of the department, not entitled to a trial before dismissal, and who were given an opportunity to explain charges before they were removed, may apply to the mayor, within one year from the date of the order separating them from the service, for a further opportunity to explain, setting forth the reasons for such action. The mayor, in his or her discretion, may grant such application. The commissioner, thereupon, shall afford a further opportunity to the dismissed employee to explain the charges filed against him or her, on which the removal was based. Thereafter the commissioner, in his or her discretion, may reinstate the dismissed employee or reaffirm the previous removal. Prior to any reinstatement hereunder, such former employee shall file a written statement waiving all claim or claims for back salary and damages of any kind whatsoever.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-116 Members of force; peace officers.

§ 15-116 Members of force; peace officers. In the performance of their duties, all officers and members of the uniformed force, other than the chief marshal, deputy chief fire marshals, supervising fire marshals and fire marshals, shall have the powers and perform the duties of peace officers, but their power to make arrests and to serve process in criminal actions shall be restricted to cases arising under laws relating to fires and the extinguishment thereof, and to fire perils.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-117 Members of force; police officers.

§ 15-117 Members of force; police officers. In the performance of their duties, the chief fire marshal, deputy chief fire marshals, supervising fire marshals and fire marshals shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of police officers in the state.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-118 Exemption from civil arrest and service of subpoenas.

§ 15-118 Exemption from civil arrest and service of subpoenas. Any officer or uniformed member of the department shall be exempt from arrest on civil process, or, while actually on duty, from service of subpoena from civil courts.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-119 Reimbursement for loss of property while in performance of duty.

§ 15-119 Reimbursement for loss of property while in performance of duty. Whenever any member of the uniformed force of the department, while in the actual performance of his or her duty, shall lose or have destroyed any of his or her personal belongings, and shall present satisfactory proof thereof to the commissioner, such member shall be reimbursed to the extent of the loss sustained, at the expense of the city.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-120 Uniforms and badges; unlawful use prohibited.

§ 15-120 Uniforms and badges; unlawful use prohibited. a. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to make suitable regulations under which the officers and members of the department shall be required to wear an appropriate uniform and badge by which the authority and relations of the officers and members in such department may be known. The commissioner shall select the grade of cloth and quality required for such uniforms, but shall not prescribe where or from whom such uniforms or uniform clothing shall be purchased, or the price to be paid therefor. It shall be unlawful for any contractor or agent or employee of any contractor for the making of uniforms for the department to have an office within any building belonging to or under the control of the department. b. It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for a period of not less than sixty days, for a person not enrolled or employed, or appointed by the department, to wear the whole or any part of the uniform or insignia prescribed to be worn by the rules or regulations of the department, or to do any act as firefighter not duly authorized by the commissioner, or to interfere with the property or apparatus of the department in any manner unless by the authority of the commissioner. Any person who shall falsely represent any member of the uniformed force of the department, or who shall maliciously, with intent to deceive, use, or imitate any of the signs, fire caps, badges, signals or devices adopted or used by the department, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars or more than two hundred fifty dollars, and to imprisonment for a term of not less than ten days, or more than three months, such fine when collected to be paid into the general fund of the city established pursuant to section one hundred nine of the charter.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-121 Termination of service of members of uniformed force because of superannuation.

§ 15-121 Termination of service of members of uniformed force because of superannuation. a. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision c of this section no member of the uniformed force of the department except medical officers, who is or hereafter attains the age of sixty-five years shall continue to serve as a member of such force but shall be retired and placed on the pension rolls of the department, provided however, that any member who is not eligible for retirement at age sixty-five, shall continue to serve as a member only until such time as such member becomes eligible for such pension retirement. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision a of this section or of any other section of law, any member who shall not have completed thirty-five years of creditable city service within the meaning of subdivision h of section 13-304 of the code, prior to attaining the age of sixty-five years may continue to serve as a member until he or she shall have completed such thirty-five years of creditable city service, provided that he or she is capable of performing duty acceptable to the commissioner. This section does not apply to chaplains or medical officers. This section shall apply only to members who are in the department on the first day of December, nineteen hundred seventy-one. c. Any member whose retirement has become mandatory under the provisions of subdivision a of this section may, upon approval of the commissioner, request of the board of estimate that he or she be continued as a member of the uniformed force for a period not exceeding two years. The board, where advantageous to the public service, may grant such request for a period not exceeding two years. At the termination of such additional period of service, such board may in like manner permit such member to continue in the public service for successive periods each not exceeding two years. In no event shall a member be continued in public service upon attaining the age of seventy-five years.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-123 Limited mutual aid agreement with city of Mount Vernon.

§ 15-123 Limited mutual aid agreement with city of Mount Vernon. a. Subject to the limitations contained in subdivision b of this section, the commissioner is hereby empowered to enter into a mutual aid agreement with the fire commissioner of the city of Mount Vernon. Such agreement shall authorize the dispatching of fire fighting equipment from the city of New York to the city of Mount Vernon when so requested by the commissioner of the city of Mount Vernon. b. The scope of any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be limited in that fire fighting equipment dispatched from the city of New York shall only respond to fires or other emergencies occurring in that part of the city of Mount Vernon which contains the bulk oil storage installations located on the boundary line of the city of New York and within the confines of the city of Mount Vernon on either side of Eastchester creek.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-124 Destruction of buildings to prevent spread of fire.

§ 15-124 Destruction of buildings to prevent spread of fire. a. The commissioner may order any building which is on fire, or any other building near thereto which he or she deems hazardous, or likely to take fire, or to convey the fire to other buildings, to be razed, if, in his or her discretion, such action is necessary to prevent the spread of fire or to prevent the loss of life or property therefrom. b. Whenever the razing of a building is thus ordered, it shall be the duty of any member or members of the department, under the direction of the officer in command at such fire, to level and destroy such building by the use of explosives, and it shall be lawful for them to enter and take possession of the same for such purpose. The commissioner may establish one or more depots for the storage and safekeeping of such explosives as may be required and may limit the quantity of any such explosives to be kept at any such depots. c. Upon the application of any person interested in any building so razed, or in its contents, to the supreme court in and for the county or any adjoining county in the judicial department within which such building is situated, it shall be the duty of such court to issue a precept for a jury to inquire into and assess the damages which the owners of such building and all persons having an estate or interest therein or in the contents thereof, have respectively sustained by the razing of such building or its contents. Such precept shall be issued, directed, executed, returned and proceeded upon, and the proceedings thereon shall take effect, as nearly as may be, in such manner as is provided in chapter three of title five of the code. After the inquiry and assessment are confirmed by the court, the sums assessed by the jury shall be paid by the city to the respective persons in whose favor the jury shall have assessed the same, in full satisfaction of all demands of such persons, respectively, by reason of the razing of such building or its contents. The court before which such process shall be returnable shall have power to compel the attendance of jurors and witnesses upon any such assessment of damages.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-125 Preventing spread of harbor fires.

§ 15-125 Preventing spread of harbor fires. The officers of the department in charge at the scene of a fire occurring on any vessel in the port of New York or in or upon any dock, wharf, pier, warehouse, building or other structure bordering upon or adjacent to such port, may prohibit the approach to such fire or to a vessel, dock, wharf, pier, warehouse or other building or structure in danger therefrom, of any tugboat or other vessel, or of any person; or may remove or cause to be removed and kept away from the vicinity of such fire all tugboats or other vessels. It shall be unlawful for any person in any way to obstruct the operations of the department in connection with any such fire, or to disobey any lawful command of the officers of such department in charge at the scene of such fire, or of the police in cooperating with them. Nothing in this section contained shall be construed to limit the authority of the master or officers of any such vessel on fire or in danger from fire, subject to the general authority of the department to control the operations in protection of the public interest.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-126 Fire alarm telegraph system.

§ 15-126 Fire alarm telegraph system. a. Protection of. The fire alarm telegraph system shall be operated or used only by the commissioner, or the officers and employees of the department charged with its operation or maintenance or authorized to use it for instruction or drill. Any person, however, may freely operate the same to communicate actual alarms of fire. It shall be unlawful for any person to experiment or tamper with such system for any purpose whatever, or to have or possess any key thereof, without the authority of the commissioner. It shall be unlawful for any person to post, paint, impress, or in any way affix to any pole connected with the fire alarm telegraph, or any box, wire or other appliance connected therewith, any placard, sign, broadside, notice, or announcement of any kind; or to cut, mutilate, alter, mar, deface, cover, obstruct or interfere with the same in any manner whatsoever; or to paint, or cause to be painted, the poles of any other telegraph, or any other poles on the lines thereof, in a color or colors similar to those of poles upon which are fire alarm boxes, or in imitation thereof; or to consent, allow, or be privy to any of such things done for him or her or upon his or her behalf. b. Kite-flying. It shall be unlawful for any kite to be flown, raised, or put in any street adjacent to the lines of such telegraph, or to be allowed to become entangled with the wires or apparatus thereof.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-127 Auxiliary fire alarm systems.

§ 15-127 Auxiliary fire alarm systems. a. Fire alarm telegraph companies. 1. Compensation to be paid to city. All persons engaged in the maintenance and operation of auxiliary fire alarm telegraph systems from which rent, profit or compensation is derived, and which are connected with the fire alarm telegraph system maintained by the city, or who, for the benefit of their patrons, are permitted to make any use whatsoever of the service of such fire alarm telegraph system shall pay such reasonable compensation to the city for such privilege and for such period of time as shall be fixed by the board of estimate on the recommendation of the commissioner. 2. Acquisition by department. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to extend the department's fire alarm telegraph system whenever in his or her judgment it shall be deemed desirable, by the purchase, lease or license of the whole or a part or parts of the appliance, apparatus, equipment, patents, licenses, franchises, rights, contracts or other property of any kind, of any fire alarm telegraph or fire alarm signal company doing business in the city, at a price to be agreed upon with the persons or corporation owning the same, and every such corporation is hereby authorized to sell, lease or license the same to the city. Such purchase, lease or license shall first be approved by the board of estimate, and if so approved, shall be made through the department of general services. b. Private connection with fire alarm telegraph system. 1. May be required by commissioner. The owners and proprietors of all multiple dwellings, factories, office buildings, warehouses, stores and offices, theatres and music halls, and the authorities or persons having charge of all hospitals and asylums, and of the public schools and other public buildings, churches and other places where large numbers of persons are congregated for purposes of worship, instruction or amusement, and of all piers, bulkheads, wharves, pier sheds, bulkhead sheds or other waterfront structures, shall provide such means of communicating alarms of fire to the department as the commissioner may prescribe. Any person who shall violate, or refuse, or neglect to comply with this provision shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both; and any such person shall, also, for each offense, be subject to the payment of a penalty in the sum of two hundred fifty dollars, to be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the commissioner. 2. Inspection and maintenance. The commissioner shall have the power to enter in person or by his or her duly authorized employees, the buildings or premises which are provided, upon the application of the owners or agents thereof, or which are directed by the commissioner to be provided, with the means of communicating alarms of fire directly to the department, for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, examining or installing the same. The commissioner is authorized to fix and collect reasonable charges for the maintenance and equipment of such special fire alarm service thus provided, and such moneys when collected by the commissioner shall be paid into the general fund. c. Interior fire alarms. 1. Automatic fire alarms. In every hotel, lodging house, public or private hospital or asylum, department store, and public school, there shall be placed and provided, when required by the commissioner, an adequate and reliable electrical or other interior alarm system, to be approved by the commissioner, by means of which alarms of fire or other danger may be instantly communicated to every portion of the building. The fire alarm apparatus and all other appliances placed or kept within any of such buildings for the purpose of preventing or extinguishing fires, or for affording means of escape therefrom in case of fire, shall be kept at all times in good working order and proper condition for immediate use, and any member of the uniformed force or authorized representative of the department may enter any of such buildings, at any time, for the purpose of inspecting such apparatus or appliances. 2. Building attendants. In every building used or occupied as a hotel, lodging house or public or private hospital or asylum, there shall be employed by the owner or proprietor, or other person having the charge or management thereof, one or more building attendants, whose exclusive duty it shall be to visit every portion of such building at regular and frequent intervals, under rules and regulations to be established by the commissioner, for the purpose of detecting fire, or other sources of danger, and giving timely warning thereof to the inmates of the building. There shall be provided a clock or other device, to be approved by the commissioner, by means of which the movements of such building attendant may be recorded. The commissioner may, however, in his or her discretion, accept an automatic fire alarm system in lieu of such building attendants and time detectors. 3. Diagrams of means of exit. In any of the buildings referred to in paragraphs one and two of this subdivision, there shall be posted such cards as the commissioner shall direct upon which shall be printed a diagram showing the exits, halls, stairways, elevators and fire escapes of the building, and, in the halls and passageways, such signs as the commissioner shall direct shall be posted indicating the location of the stairs and fire escapes.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-128 Fire drills.

§ 15-128 Fire drills. The commissioner, in cases where provision is not otherwise made by law, is empowered in his or her discretion to require and compel the regular and periodical performance of a fire drill, including instruction and practice in the use of means of exit, alarm systems, and fire prevention or extinguishing methods and equipment, in all buildings, structures, enclosures, vessels, places and premises where numbers of persons work, live or congregate, except multiple dwellings.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-129 Reporting of department response times.

§ 15-129 Reporting of department response times. a. This section shall be known as and may be cited as the "The Ariel Russo Emergency 9-1-1 Response Time Reporting Act". b. The department shall track the duration of time between a report to a 911 operator to which fire units or ambulances are required to respond and the time when the first fire unit, which shall include ladders and engines only, or the first ambulance unit, arrives on scene in the following categories: (1) Average response time to structural fires; (2) Average response time to non-structural fires; (3) Average response time to non-fire emergencies; (4) Average response time to medical emergencies by ambulance units, in total and disaggregated by segment; (5) Average response time to medical emergencies by fire units, in total and disaggregated by segment; (6) Percentage of response time to Advanced Life Support medical emergencies by Advanced Life support ambulances, in total and disaggregated by segment, in the following categories: (i) less than 6 minutes, (ii) between 6 and 10 minutes, (iii) between 10 and 20 minutes, and (iv) more than 20 minutes; and (7) Percentage of response time to structural and non-structural fires by fire units in the following categories: (i) less than 5 minutes, (ii) between 5 and 10 minutes, (iii) between 10 and 20 minutes, and (iv) more than 20 minutes. c. The department shall submit a monthly and yearly report to the council and to the mayor that it shall also post on its website, detailing the citywide response times for each category required herein, disaggregated by borough, community district, and division. Each such report shall include the department's most current definitions of all relevant segments. d. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Advanced life support unit. The term "advanced life support unit" means an advanced life support ambulance or first responder unit. Division. The term "division" means any division as defined by the department. Life threatening medical emergency. The term "life threatening medical emergency" means any emergency categorized by the department as a life threatening medical emergency. (Am. L.L. 2017/179, 9/24/2017, eff. 10/24/2017)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-130 Applicants for firefighter civil service examinations and admission and graduation statistics from the probationary firefighter school.

§ 15-130 Applicants for firefighter civil service examinations and admission and graduation statistics from the probationary firefighter school. a. The department, in consultation with the department of citywide administrative services, shall submit to the council and post on the department's website, on or before the effective date of the local law that added this section, a report containing the following information: 1. The total number of applicants for the 2012 open-competitive firefighter civil service examination and promotion to firefighter civil service examination, and the number of applicants who: (a) Took the computer-based portion of such examination; (b) Achieved a passing score on the computer-based portion of such examination; (c) Were invited to take the physical portion of such examination; (d) Took or began to take the physical portion of such examination; (e) Passed the physical portion of such examination; (f) Were invited to participate in the department's 1.5 mile pre-appointment run testing or substitute cardio-pulmonary testing; (g) Were not offered appointment to the probationary firefighter school based on the results of the pre-appointment 1.5 mile run or substitute cardio-pulmonary testing; (h) Were offered appointment to each probationary firefighter school class that commenced prior to the effective date of the local law that added this section; (i) Accepted appointment to each class identified in subparagraph (h) of this paragraph; (j) Participated in the final 1.5 mile run or substitute cardio-pulmonary testing prior to graduating from the probationary firefighter school; (k) Failed to graduate from the probationary firefighter school based on the results of the final 1.5 mile run or substitute cardio-pulmonary testing; (l) Failed to graduate from each class identified in subparagraph (h) of this paragraph on the grounds that they could not adequately complete the functional skills training or any successor physical training or testing; (m) Graduated from each class identified in subparagraph (h) of this paragraph; and (n) Did not graduate from each class identified in subparagraph (h) of this paragraph. 2. The data provided pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision shall be disaggregated by gender and by race or ethnicity. b. On or before March 1 of each year, the department, in consultation with the department of citywide administrative services, shall submit to the council and post on the department's website a report containing the following information for the preceding calendar year: 1. The number of applicants for each open-competitive firefighter civil service examination and promotion to firefighter civil service examination administered on or after the effective date of the local law that added this section, and the number of applicants who: (a) Took the computer-based portion of such examination; (b) Achieved a passing score on the computer-based portion of such examination; (c) Were invited to take the physical portion of such examination; (d) Took or began to take the physical portion of such examination; (e) Passed the physical portion of such examination; (f) Were invited to participate in the department's 1.5 mile pre-appointment run testing or substitute cardio-pulmonary testing; (g) Were not offered appointment to the probationary firefighter school based on the results of the pre-appointment 1.5 mile run or substitute cardio-pulmonary testing; (h) Were offered appointment to each probationary firefighter school class that commenced after the effective date of the local law that added this section; (i) Accepted appointment to each probationary firefighter school class identified in subparagraph (h) of this paragraph; (j) Participated in the final 1.5 mile run or substitute cardio-pulmonary testing prior to graduating from the probationary firefighter school; (k) Failed to graduate from the probationary firefighter school based on the results of the final 1.5 mile run or substitute cardio-pulmonary testing; (l) Failed to graduate from each class identified in subparagraph (h) of this paragraph on the grounds that they could not adequately complete the functional skills training or any successor physical training or testing; (m) Graduated from each class identified in subparagraph (h) of this paragraph; and (n) Did not graduate from each class identified in subparagraph (h) of this paragraph. 2. The data provided pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision shall be reported in total and disaggregated by gender and by race or ethnicity. c. The following information shall be provided on March 1 of each year for the preceding calendar year: 1. The department's expenditures on recruiting candidates for the open-competitive firefighter civil service examination and promotion to firefighter civil service examination; 2. A list of the recruiting events in which the department has participated for the open-competitive firefighter civil service examination; and 3. A list of the preparatory materials for firefighter applicants the department has prepared to help candidates for the open-competitive firefighter civil service examination and promotion to firefighter civil service examination. (L.L. 2015/049, 6/2/2015, eff. 8/1/2015)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-131 Report on smoke detectors, smoke alarms and fire sprinklers.

§ 15-131 Report on smoke detectors, smoke alarms and fire sprinklers. a. No later than April 1 of each year, the department shall submit to the mayor and the council, and post on the department's website, a report indicating the following: (1) Whether a smoke detector or alarm was found at the location of any fire in which there was a civilian fire fatality or life-threatening injury during the preceding calendar year. For each fire in which there was a civilian fire fatality or life-threatening injury where a smoke detector or alarm was found, such report shall indicate the technology used by such smoke detector or alarm and whether such smoke detector or alarm was operational, provided that such information can be ascertained. Such report may also include any other information relevant in determining the role of smoke detectors or alarms in any fire in which there was a civilian fire fatality or life-threatening injury. (2) Whether a fire sprinkler was found at the location of any fire greater than a first alarm fire during the preceding calendar year. For each fire greater than a first alarm fire in which a fire sprinkler was found, such report shall indicate whether such sprinkler was operational and activated during such incident, provided that it is possible for the department to obtain such information. For purposes of this subdivision, "first alarm fire" means a fire to which the fire department deploys three or fewer fire engines. b. The department shall ascertain from the office of the chief medical examiner the cause of death for any civilian fire fatality, as defined by such office. The report required by subdivision a of this section shall be disaggregated by each type of such cause. (L.L. 2017/020, 2/15/2017, eff. 2/15/2017; Am. L.L. 2019/130, 7/14/2019, eff. 11/11/2019)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-132 Residential education and outreach.

§ 15-132 Residential education and outreach. a. The department shall make a good faith effort to directly contact owners and occupants of R-2 multiple dwellings to ensure that appropriate fire safety procedures, resources, and educational materials are in place. These efforts shall include, where appropriate, (i) ensuring compliance with fire code section 401.6 and applicable department rules relating to owners providing notice to occupants of fire safety measures, (ii) providing fire safety and fire prevention educational materials, (iii) providing relevant training to staff at such dwellings, and (iv) providing educational materials and conducting outreach relating to the safe operation of electric space heaters in residential settings. Any written materials disseminated by the department pertaining to fire safety education shall be made available in the top ten languages most commonly spoken within the city as determined by the department of city planning. b. Beginning January 31, 2019 and annually thereafter, the department shall electronically submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on its website a report describing the activities taken pursuant to this section during the previous calendar year. (L.L. 2018/110, 6/9/2018, eff. 10/7/2018; Am. L.L. 2022/065, 6/1/2022, eff. 6/1/2022) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2018/110.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-133 Youth education and outreach.

§ 15-133 Youth education and outreach. a. The department, in consultation with the department of education, shall develop and implement a plan for educating both children and parents about fire safety and prevention. Such plan shall include but need not be limited to public service announcements, outreach in public and non-public schools about common fire dangers for children and preventative measures to be taken by parents. b. Beginning January 31, 2019 and annually thereafter, the department shall electronically submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on its website a report describing the activities taken pursuant to this section during the previous calendar year. (L.L. 2018/116, 6/9/2018, eff. 10/7/2018) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2018/116.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-134 Fire hydrant inspection standards and tracking.

§ 15-134 Fire hydrant inspection standards and tracking. a. The department shall inspect all fire hydrants maintained by the department of environmental protection at least twice per calendar year, the first inspection occurring by June 30 and the second inspection occurring by December 31. b. By March 1 of each year, the department of environmental protection shall post on its website the following information: 1. The total number of fire hydrants subject to inspection pursuant to paragraph a of this section, aggregated citywide and disaggregated by borough and council district; 2. The total number of fire hydrant inspections conducted pursuant to paragraph a of this section during the prior calendar year, aggregated citywide and disaggregated by borough and council district; 3. The total number of fire hydrants found to be inoperable through inspection during the prior calendar year; 4. The total number of fire hydrants categorized as priority by the fire department found to be inoperable through inspection during the prior calendar year; and 5. The total number of fire hydrants categorized as priority by the fire department that were found inoperable during the inspection to be conducted by June 30 and the total number of such hydrants that were not made operable by December 31, disaggregated by borough and council district. (L.L. 2018/112, 6/9/2018, eff. 10/7/2018)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-135 Notice regarding closed doors and fires.

§ 15-135 Notice regarding closed doors and fires. The department shall require owners of multiple dwellings to post a notice in conspicuous locations indicating that those escaping a fire should close all doors behind them. (L.L. 2018/115, 6/9/2018, eff. 10/7/2018)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-136 Opioid antagonist report.

§ 15-136 Opioid antagonist report. a. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: De-identified. The term "de-identified" means health information that cannot be used to identify an individual as established in section 164.514 of title 45 of the code of federal regulations. Division. The term "division" has the same meaning as defined in section 15-129. Opioid antagonist. The term "opioid antagonist" means naloxone, narcan or other medication approved by the New York state department of health and the federal food and drug administration that, when administered, negates or neutralizes in whole or in part the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the human body. Patient. The term "patient" shall mean a person receiving emergency medical care and treatment from the department. Patient information. The term "patient information" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 18 of the public health law. b. Beginning with the calendar quarter starting on January 1, 2019, the commissioner shall submit to the speaker of the council and the department of health and mental hygiene, within 25 days of the end of each quarter and post to the department's website five days thereafter, a report compromised of de-identified patient information relating to the administration of opioid antagonists. c. Such report shall include: 1. The number of opioid antagonists the department has available, disaggregated by borough and division; 2. The number of emergency medical technicians and other first responders employed by the department that are trained to administer opioid antagonists, disaggregated by borough and division; 3. The number of instances in the quarter that an emergency medical technician or other first responder employed by the department administered an opioid antagonist to a patient, disaggregated by borough, division, and by method of administration, such as syringe injection or nasal atomizer; and 4. The number, expressed in both absolute terms and as a percentage of all administrations, of instances in which the patient responded to the administration of an opioid antagonist. d. The report created pursuant to this section shall be provided within 30 days of the end of the quarter to which the report corresponds. Where necessary, the department may use preliminary data to prepare the required report. If preliminary data is used, the department shall include an acknowledgment that such preliminary data is non-final and subject to change. (L.L. 2018/126, 6/26/2018, eff. 8/25/2018)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-137 Report on emergency medical services supervisor to emergency medical services station staffing ratios.

§ 15-137 Report on emergency medical services supervisor to emergency medical services station staffing ratios. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Emergency medical services. The term "emergency medical services" means the services provided by the bureau of emergency medical services within the department. Emergency medical services division. The term "emergency medical services division" means a collection of several emergency medical services stations, provided that if a division extends to two or more boroughs, the department shall report the information set forth below separately for each such borough. Emergency medical services station. The term "emergency medical services station" means a location that houses ambulances, or other emergency vehicles, and emergency medical services staff. Emergency medical services unit. The term "emergency medical services unit" means an individual ambulance or other emergency vehicle staffed by department personnel. b. No later than January 1, 2019, and at the beginning of each subsequent quarter, the department shall submit to the council a report on emergency medical services divisions and stations. c. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information: 1. The assigned number of each emergency medical services division and the general geographic area each such division covers; 2. The assigned number of each emergency medical services station within each emergency medical services division, the geographic area each such emergency medical services station covers, including any formal and commonly known names and the area in square miles, and the number of department personnel assigned to each such emergency medical services station; 3. The total number of emergency medical services units within each emergency medical services station; 4. The total number of designated emergency medical services supervising officers for each emergency medical services station within each emergency medical services division; and 5. For each emergency medical services division, the ratio of emergency medical services supervising officers to emergency medical services stations within each such division. (L.L. 2019/007, 12/29/2018, eff. 12/29/2018) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2019/007.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-138 Annual report on the potential impact of certain rezonings on department services.

§ 15-138 Annual report on the potential impact of certain rezonings on department services. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term "emergency medical services" means the services provided by the bureau of emergency medical services within the department. b. No later than February 1 of each year, the department, in consultation with the department of city planning, shall submit to the council a report, as set forth in subdivision c of this section, stating the potential impact of certain rezonings that occurred during the previous fiscal year on the services the department provides, in terms of fire protection and emergency medical services, in areas for which certain rezonings were approved in the previous fiscal year. c. Such report shall consider rezonings for which the department provided input in the city environmental quality review process and shall include for such rezonings, but need not be limited to, the following information: 1. The rezoned area, including the borough, formal and commonly known names of the area, major streets and avenues covered by the rezoning and the total area in square miles covered by the rezoning; 2. For each such rezoned area, a brief description of the type of rezoning that took place, including any substantial change in zoning district classification; and 3. For each such rezoned area, the potential impact of such rezoning on the services the department provides, as provided by the department in the city environmental quality review process, in terms of fire protection personnel and staffing, equipment, vehicles and stations, where applicable, with a separate category including information on the impact of such rezoning on the services the department provides in terms of emergency medical services personnel and staffing, equipment, vehicles and station locations, where applicable. (L.L. 2019/008, 12/29/2018, eff. 12/29/2018)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-139 Online applications for fire alarm plan examinations and inspections.

§ 15-139 Online applications for fire alarm plan examinations and inspections. a. The department shall make all components of applications for fire alarm plan examinations available for online submission. b. The department shall make all components of applications for fire alarm inspections available for online submission. (L.L. 2019/009, 12/29/2018, eff. 6/29/2019 and 12/29/2019)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-140 Emergency evacuation planning for individuals with limited mobility.

§ 15-140 Emergency evacuation planning for individuals with limited mobility. By March 1, 2019, the department, in consultation with the office of emergency management and the mayor's office for people with disabilities, and in conjunction with fire code emergency preparedness requirements for apartment buildings, shall develop a planning checklist to be provided to residents in group R-2 occupancies, including individuals with disabilities or limited mobility, to assist in the development of individualized emergency evacuation plans. Such checklist shall inform residents about the availability of evacuation assistance devices and other means of evacuation, and outline recommended measures that individuals with disabilities or limited mobility can proactively take to prepare to safely evacuate a building in case of emergency, such as identifying neighbors who can provide assistance in an emergency. Such checklist shall be made available on the department's website and included in the emergency preparedness guides required by the fire code to be distributed to the residents of such buildings. (L.L. 2018/114, 6/9/2018, eff. 6/9/2018; Am. L.L. 2019/130, 7/14/2019, eff. 11/11/2019)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-141 Fire safety violations.

§ 15-141 Fire safety violations. a. The department shall review and audit records of fire safety violations provided to it by the department of housing preservation and development pursuant to section 27-2046.5. The results of this audit shall be used to inform the department's building inspection program. (L.L. 2022/071, 7/3/2022, eff. 7/3/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-142 Permanent firehouse upgrades.

§ 15-142 Permanent firehouse upgrades. a. No later than June 30, 2024, the department shall complete a survey of each firehouse to determine the permanent upgrades that would facilitate use by a mixed gender workforce. In conducting such survey, the department shall consider the privacy provided by the layout and location of bathrooms, bunkrooms, locker rooms, changing areas and any other relevant areas of the firehouse. b. For each firehouse surveyed pursuant to subdivision a of this section, the department shall implement interim measures, such as, but not limited to, physical barriers, as practicable, to accommodate a mixed gender workforce. c. Upon completion of the survey required by subdivision a of this section, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report on the findings of the survey detailing the permanent facility upgrades that would facilitate use by a mixed gender workforce, as well as the feasibility of implementing such permanent upgrades at each firehouse. The report shall provide information related to any construction plans to make such upgrades and what, if any, interim measures have been taken at any such firehouses. (L.L. 2022/117, 11/28/2022, eff. 11/28/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-143 Diversity, inclusion, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training.

§ 15-143 Diversity, inclusion, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training. a. The department, in consultation with the department of citywide administrative services, shall develop and implement a plan for providing ongoing training and education to all employees regarding diversity and inclusion. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Providing annual training for employees regarding the department's anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies; 2. Providing annual training for employees regarding diversity and inclusion, which shall include, but not be limited to, instruction on: (a) cultural sensitivity, (b) conscious and unconscious biases in relation to race, ethnicity, gender and sexual identity, and (c) positive attitudes regarding departmental diversity and inclusion; 3. Providing employees in supervisory roles with training on promoting inclusion within the workplace, and identifying and remedying workplace discrimination and harassment, including through mediation and restorative practices; 4. Providing assessments to demonstrate the successful proficiency of all trained employees on the subject matters contained in the trainings; 5. Providing additional and targeted interactive training to firehouses, as the department deems necessary, including but not limited to firehouses where one or more employee was found in violation of the city's equal employment opportunity policy or human rights law, or the department's anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies on two or more occasions during the prior year; and 6. Engaging with employees from populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter regarding efforts the department should take to improve workplace culture. b. Reporting. The department shall post a report on its website by June 1 of each year, regarding efforts taken to implement the diversity, inclusion, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training plan as required by subdivision a of this section. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, specific actions and commitments made to implement such plan. (L.L. 2022/119, 11/28/2022, eff. 11/28/2022) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2022/119.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-144 Recruitment and retention of firefighters.

§ 15-144 Recruitment and retention of firefighters. a. The department, in consultation with the department of citywide administrative services, shall develop and implement a plan regarding the recruitment and retention of firefighters. Such plan shall address the recruitment and retention of individuals from populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter. Such plan shall include, but need not be limited to: 1. Identifying and remediating obstacles faced in the recruitment, examination, training, hiring and retention of individuals from populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter, including but not limited to considerations of racial and gender equity; 2. Recommending recruitment campaigns, including the use of online, print and billboard advertisements, that encourage individuals from populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter to apply to the open competitive firefighter exam; and 3. Providing, through the office of recruitment and retention, support for the recruitment and retention of individuals from populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter, assistance and support for firefighter candidates and mentorship programs for firefighter candidates and probationary firefighters. b. Reporting. The department shall post a report on its website by March 1 of each year regarding the department's efforts to implement the provisions described in subdivision a of this section during the preceding year. Such report shall include but need not be limited to: 1. An overview of the department's efforts to recruit and retain individuals from populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter, including reference to expenditures for such efforts and staffing of the department's office of recruitment and retention. 2. The projected changes in the percentage of firefighters from populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter following each of the upcoming three testing cycles, disaggregated by gender, race and ethnicity, or other such factors indicative of the department's efforts to recruit and retain individuals from populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter; 3. The number of recruitment events that department employees attended or held on behalf of the department; 4. The number of recruitment contacts made with prospective firefighters at any such recruitment events described in paragraph 3 of this subdivision; 5. The number of individuals who participated in department programming offered to support individuals in preparing for the fire academy and the candidate physical ability test, disaggregated by program offered and by the percentage of individuals who self-identify as members of populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter; and 6. The percentage of probationary firefighters within the fire academy who participated in mentorship programming, disaggregated by the percentage of individuals who self-identify as members of populations that are underrepresented within the rank of firefighter. (L.L. 2022/116, 11/28/2022, eff. 11/28/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-145 Annual report on demographic information of employees of the department assigned to fire companies and special operations units.

§ 15-145 Annual report on demographic information of employees of the department assigned to fire companies and special operations units. a. No later than January 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on its website, a report containing the following information: 1. The number of employees assigned to each fire company and special operations unit, disaggregated by: (i) gender and (ii) race or ethnicity. Such reporting shall include information on employees on detail, desk or modified assignment, or medical leave. 2. The number of individuals who reside within the immediate service area of each fire company, disaggregated by gender and race or ethnicity. b. For purposes of the public report required pursuant to subdivision a of this section, if a category contains between one and five members of the uniformed force, the number shall be replaced with a symbol. A category that contains zero shall be reported as zero. (L.L. 2022/118, 11/28/2022, eff. 11/28/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-146 Annual report on equal employment opportunity complaints.

§ 15-146 Annual report on equal employment opportunity complaints. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following term has the following meaning: EEO complaint. The term "EEO complaint" means a complaint filed with the equal employment opportunity office of the department regarding a potential violation of the city's equal employment opportunity policy. b. No later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the department's website, a report regarding EEO complaints. c. Such report shall contain the following information: 1. The number of EEO complaints filed during the previous fiscal year; 2. The number of EEO complaints resolved during the previous fiscal year; 3. Of the EEO complaints provided pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subdivision, the average time elapsed between the filing and resolution of such complaints; 4. Of the EEO complaints provided pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subdivision, the number of EEO complaints withdrawn prior to a final determination; 5. Of the EEO complaints provided pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subdivision, the number of EEO complaints resolved through mediation; 6. Of the EEO complaints provided pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subdivision, the number of EEO complaints not substantiated, further disaggregated by reason the complaint was not substantiated, including but not limited to: (a) a determination that there was insufficient evidence to establish that the alleged conduct occurred; (b) a determination that the conduct subject to the complaint occurred but did not violate the city's equal employment opportunity policy; or (c) a determination that conduct subject to complaint occurred and violated the city's equal employment opportunity policy but the identity of the offending party was unable to be ascertained; 7. Of the EEO complaints provided pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subdivision, the number of EEO complaints substantiated; 8. Of the EEO complaints provided pursuant to paragraph 7 of this subdivision, the number of EEO complaints that resulted in corrective action taken by the department, further disaggregated by the form of corrective action, including but not limited to: formal reprimand, fine, loss of pay or benefits, transfer, suspension, demotion, and termination; and 9. Staffing information of the department's equal employment opportunity office, disaggregated by job title, further disaggregated by budgeted and actual headcount. d. All information on EEO complaints reported pursuant to subdivision c of this section shall be disaggregated by whether an employee subject to such complaint served in the department's bureau of fire operations, bureau of emergency medical services, or in another civilian position; further disaggregated by the type of misconduct alleged to have occurred, including but not limited to, harassment, bullying, or sexual misconduct. e. No report required pursuant to this section shall contain personally identifiable information or other information that is required by law to be kept confidential. (L.L. 2022/120, 11/28/2022, eff. 11/28/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-147 Powered mobility device education and outreach.

§ 15-147 Powered mobility device education and outreach. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term "powered mobility device" means: (i) a bicycle with electric assist as defined in section 102-c of the vehicle and traffic law or any successor provision; (ii) an electric scooter as defined in section 114-e of the vehicle and traffic law or any successor provision; (iii) a motorized scooter as defined in section 19-176.2; or (iv) any other personal mobility device powered by a lithium-ion or other storage battery. The term does not include wheelchairs or other mobility devices designed for use by persons with disabilities, or any vehicle that is capable of being registered with the New York state department of motor vehicles. b. The department, in consultation with the department of consumer and worker protection, shall develop an informational campaign to educate the public on the fire risks posed by powered mobility devices and safety measures that mitigate such risks. Such campaign shall address both commercial and personal use of powered mobility devices and include, but not be limited to, guidance on: (i) purchasing mobility devices and battery equipment that meet established fire safety standards; (ii) maintenance and care information for powered mobility devices and lithium-ion batteries; and (iii) storage and charging precautions for powered mobility devices and lithium-ion batteries. Such campaign shall include, but not be limited to, the use of print, online and social media advertisements, public service announcements, and public forums. (L.L. 2023/038, 3/20/2023, eff. 3/20/2023)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-148 Provision of body armor.

§ 15-148 Provision of body armor. a. The commissioner shall provide body armor to all employees of the department within the bureau of emergency medical services who provide emergency medical services. Such body armor shall be of the type that the commissioner determines would be most suitable for the protection of such employees, and shall meet ballistic and stab resistance standards of the national institute of justice or any successor standards. b. No employee of the department shall be permitted to retain or use the body armor provided pursuant to subdivision a of this section after leaving the employment of the department or moving to a position that does not involve the provision of emergency medical services. (L.L. 2024/060, 5/1/2024, eff. 5/1/2024)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-149 De-escalation and self-defense training.

§ 15-149 De-escalation and self-defense training. The department shall develop de-escalation and self-defense training for employees of the department within the bureau of emergency medical services who provide emergency medical services. Such training shall be designed to address the unique characteristics and operations of emergency medical services, with a particular focus on violent situations in the context of patient care. Such training shall include, but need not be limited to, recognition and understanding of mental illness and distress, effective communication skills, conflict de-escalation techniques, and self-defense techniques. The department shall offer such training no less frequently than once every third calendar year. (L.L. 2024/061, 5/1/2024, eff. 5/1/2024)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-150 Notification of council members regarding fires.

§ 15-150 Notification of council members regarding fires. a. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following term has the following meaning: All hands fire. The term “all hands fire” means any operation conducted by the fire department where the severity of conditions, as determined by the fire department, requires the deployment of at least 12 units and 60 employees of such department to the scene of a fire. b. An agency designated by the mayor shall notify a council member when an all hands fire occurs within the district of such council member. Such notification shall be sent via electronic mail within 3 hours of the fire department deploying its personnel to the scene of such incident, and shall include: 1. The date and time of such fire; 2. The address of such fire; and 3. Details of the fire department’s emergency response to such fire, including but not limited to, the initial and highest alarm level of such fire. c. A process shall be established whereby any council member can opt out of the notification required by this section. (L.L. 2024/090, 10/12/2024, eff. 4/5/2026)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-151 Residential fire emergency response guide.

§ 15-151 Residential fire emergency response guide. a. An agency or office designated by the mayor, in consultation with the fire commissioner, the commissioner of housing preservation and development, the commissioner of buildings, and any other relevant agencies, shall develop and maintain a residential fire emergency response guide for residents affected by a fire emergency. Such agency or office shall update information provided in the guide as necessary. b. The guide developed pursuant to subdivision a of this section shall include the following information: 1. A summary of agencies that provide assistance to residents following a residential fire and the roles of such agencies; 2. Information pertaining to inspections required subsequent to a residential fire; 3. Information about any city, state, or federal organizations or agencies that provide emergency aid to natural persons displaced by residential fires; 4. Information about any city, state, or federal organizations or agencies that provide emergency housing to natural persons displaced by residential fires, disaggregated by borough; 5. Landlord duties and tenant protections following a residential fire; and 6. Best practices regarding renters’ insurance and suspending utilities for residential tenants displaced by or affected by a residential fire. c. The fire commissioner shall distribute the guide developed pursuant to subdivision a of this section to residents displaced by a residential fire or otherwise affected by such fire through the use of a quick response code posted on department vehicles responding to the scene of such fire, and any other manner the fire commissioner determines practicable and effective. Such guide shall be published on the website of the mayor’s office in the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101 of the administrative code of the city of New York. d. The agency or office designated by the mayor to develop and maintain the guide pursuant to subdivision a of this section, or any other relevant agency, shall make the guide developed pursuant to subdivision a of this section available to displaced or otherwise affected tenants on the location of all post-fire inspections through the use of a quick response code or the use of any other technology. (L.L. 2025/134, 10/10/2025, eff. 1/8/2026)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-152 Notice regarding and provision of firefighting personal protective equipment.

§ 15-152 Notice regarding and provision of firefighting personal protective equipment. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Firefighting personal protective equipment. The term “firefighting personal protective equipment” means any clothing designed, intended, or marketed to be worn by firefighting personnel in the performance of their duties, for use in firefighting and rescue activities, including but not limited to jackets, pants, shoes, gloves, helmets, and respiratory equipment. Intentionally added chemical. The term “intentionally added chemical” means a chemical in a product that serves an intended function or technical effect in the product or product component, including but not limited to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances within intentionally added chemicals and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances that are intentional breakdown products of an added chemical that also have a functional or technical effect in the product or product component. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The term “perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS chemicals” means, for the purposes of firefighting agents and firefighting equipment, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon. Personnel order. The term “personnel order” means an official bulletin issued by the commissioner that provides information pertaining to employees of the department, including but not limited to changes in duty, promotions, disciplinary actions, retirements, and deaths. b. Notice. Beginning no later than 90 days after the effective date of the local law that added this subdivision, the commissioner shall, when providing firefighting personal protective equipment that the commissioner knows or reasonably should know contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to an employee of the department, provide written notice to such employee that such equipment contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. c. Provision of equipment.* The commissioner, to the maximum extent practicable, as determined by such commissioner, shall provide to employees of the department only components of firefighting personal protective equipment that such commissioner knows: 1. Does not contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as intentionally added chemicals; and 2. Does not contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances at or above the level established by the department of environmental conservation by regulation pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of section 391-u of the general business law, as added by chapter 58 of the laws of 2025. d. Compliance. The commissioner shall list each instance of such commissioner’s failure to comply with subdivision b or c of this section in each personnel order issued subsequent to such failure, until the commissioner takes corrective action by: (i) providing written notice to an employee of the department that personal protective equipment such employee received contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, where such employee did not receive such notice at the time of receiving such equipment in violation of subdivision b of this section; or (ii) providing a component of personal protective equipment to an employee of the department that does not contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of subdivision c of this section, where such employee previously received such component in violation of such subdivision. (L.L. 2026/044, 1/17/2026, eff. 1/17/2026 and 1/1/2028*) * Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2026/044.

NYC Admin. Code § 15-153 Report on fire department vehicles and equipment.

§ 15-153 Report on fire department vehicles and equipment. a. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: EMS equipment. The term “EMS equipment” means any equipment used by emergency medical service personnel in the course of responding to medical emergencies, including, but not limited to, non-disposable personal protective equipment, required ambulance equipment and medical tools. Firefighting equipment. The term “firefighting equipment” means any equipment used by firefighters in the course of fire and rescue operations, including, but not limited to, bunker gear, non-disposable personal protective equipment, and tools used to assist in fire and rescue operations. Operational equipment. The term “operational equipment” means all firefighting equipment and EMS equipment. b. Report. 1 year after the effective date of the local law that added this section, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the department’s website, a report regarding fire department vehicles and operational equipment. Such report shall include the following information for each firehouse and EMS station: 1. An inventory of all fire department vehicles and operational equipment, including an assessment of the age and condition of each inventoried vehicle and piece of operational equipment; and 2. The date of the most recent maintenance undertaken, for all fire department vehicles and operational equipment. (L.L. 2026/027, 1/17/2026, eff. 1/17/2026)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-154 Report on emergency medical services units.

§ 15-154 Report on emergency medical services units. a. Definition. As used in this section, the following term has the following meaning: Emergency medical services unit. The term “emergency medical services unit” has the same meaning as set forth in section 15-137. b. Report. No later than 6 months after the effective date of the local law that added this section, and monthly thereafter, the commissioner shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the department’s website, a report regarding emergency medical services units. Such report shall include the following information for each day of the month preceding the month in which such report is due, disaggregated by emergency medical services unit type and borough: 1. The daily average number of emergency medical service units scheduled to respond to emergency calls; and 2. The daily average number of emergency medical services units that are unable to respond to emergency calls, disaggregated by the reason for such inability. (L.L. 2026/030, 1/17/2026, eff. 1/17/2026)

NYC Admin. Code § 15-155 Publication of 911 call data on the open data portal.

§ 15-155 Publication of 911 call data on the open data portal. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term “B-HEARD” means the behavioral health emergency assistance response division program of the office of community mental health, or any successor division or program with the same or substantially similar functions. b. Dispatch system randomly generated identifier columns. When publishing data to the open data portal regarding a 911 call, the department shall include a column indicating a randomly generated identifier, created for the purposes of this section. c. B-HEARD team response columns. When publishing data to the open data portal regarding a 911 call, the department shall include a column indicating whether B-HEARD was dispatched in response to the call and a separate column indicating whether B-HEARD responded to such call. The department shall coordinate with any relevant agency to obtain such information. d. Previously published data. No later than June 1, 2027, the department shall provide the information specified in subdivisions b and c of this section with respect to 911 calls for which data has already been published on the open data portal, to the extent such information is available to the department. (L.L. 2026/090, 5/16/2026, eff. 5/16/2026)

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