Active Shooter and Medical Emergency Preparedness Training Courses.
3 RCNY § 113-06
in effect§ 113-06 Active Shooter and Medical Emergency Preparedness Training Courses.
(a) Scope. This section sets forth the minimum hours of classroom instruction and topics required for Department accreditation of training courses for active shooter and medical emergency preparedness.
(b) General Provisions.
(1) General accreditation requirements. Active shooter preparedness training courses shall comply with the general training school accreditation procedures, standards and requirements set forth in 3 RCNY § 113-04.
(2) Instructor qualifications. Active shooter preparedness training courses shall be conducted by persons with police, fire, other governmental law enforcement, military, prior experience in fire safety and non-fire emergency (EAP) training, or other appropriate experience or expertise and fire prevention knowledge, that qualifies them to teach the respective instructional topics of the training course.
(c) Required Hours and Topics of Instruction.
(1) Training courses shall, at a minimum, provide not less than four (4) hours of live instruction.
(2) Training courses shall include instruction in the following active shooter topics:
(A) Introduction to active shooter emergencies (including the definition, profile and typical characteristics);
(B) Recommended response of building occupants to an active shooter emergency (Avoid, Barricade, Confront);
(C) Recommended response of emergency preparedness and building staff to an active shooter emergency (including 911 notification, building occupant notification, use of elevators, use of fire alarm system);
(D) Notification of New York City 911 System and information to be reported;
(E) Response of building occupants and emergency preparedness/building staff to law enforcement emergency responders;
(F) Training of building occupants;
(G) Emergency preparedness planning for an active shooter situation;
(H) Scenarios of active shooter situations and case studies; and
(I) Certificate of fitness testing information provided by the Department.
(3) Training courses shall include instruction in the following medical emergency topics:
(A) Training of building occupants to notify FLS director or other designated FLS staff of medical emergencies on the premises that have been reported to New York City 911 System;
(B) Confirmation that the medical emergency has been reported to the New York City 911 System and additional information to be reported to 911, including the address of the appropriate building entrance or other location at which emergency responders will be met by FLS director or other designated FLS staff;
(C) Designation of FLS staff to meet emergency responders, when necessary;
(D) Designation of FLS staff to respond to patient location to investigate and report to FLS director;
(E) FLS staff notification of CPR-trained volunteers on the premises and request to render assistance (when appropriate);
(F) If patient is not on street level, recall of elevator prior to arrival of emergency responders and hold for emergency responder use; and
(G) Location of defibrillators or other medical equipment for medical emergencies.
(d) Course Administration and Completion.
(1) The final examination required for successful completion of the training course shall not be included toward the minimum number of classroom hours required by this section.
(2) Students must attend all training classes to be eligible to take the final examination.
(3) Students shall be allowed two (2) opportunities to pass the final examination. Students who fail the final examination on the second attempt must re-take the course in its entirety.
(Amended City Record 10/28/2016, eff. 12/1/2016)
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