Int. No. 1516

By Council Member Borelli

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to report on fire escapes avoided due to safety issues

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 15 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 15-140 to read as follows:

§ 15-140 Report on fire escape safety. No later than August 1, 2019, and within 30 days of the beginning of each quarter thereafter, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council and post on the department’s website a report on fire escape safety. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information for the previous quarter:

a. The number of fire escapes avoided by the department due to a safety concern when responding to a fire or other emergency, disaggregated by borough;

b. For each such time such fire escape was deemed unsafe to use, the location of such fire escape;

c. For each such time such fire escape was deemed unsafe to use, the material used to construct such fire escape;

d. For each such time such fire escape was deemed unsafe to use, the reasons for determining that such fire escape was unsafe to use; and

e. For each such time such fire escape was deemed unsafe to use, the means of egress used instead.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

JEF

LS 9017

1/25/2019