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Meeting Name: Committee on Fire and Emergency Management Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/17/2025 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
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Int 1140-2024 *Joann Ariola   Annual reporting on firehouse vehicles, equipment and supplies.IntroductionThis bill would require the New York City Fire Department to report annually on needs for and the status of firehouse assets that are not included in existing capital asset reporting, including vehicles, equipment and supplies.   Not available Not available
Int 1229-2025 *Joann Ariola   Reporting on emergency medical services units.IntroductionThis bill would require the Fire Department (FDNY) to report on the availability of emergency medical services (EMS) units for each day of the prior calendar year, categorized by EMS unit type and EMS station. The reported information would include the total number of EMS units, and the total number of EMS units that are unable to respond to an emergency call, disaggregated by the reason for such inability.   Not available Not available
Int 1243-2025 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Creating uniform emergency response maps for city properties.IntroductionThis bill would require the creation of emergency response maps for all city properties, unless exempted by the Commissioner of the Office of Emergency Management. The bill would restrict the organizations allowed to carry out the required mapping to those that meet a set of prescribed qualifications, and would establish technical standards for the maps.   Not available Not available
Int 1300-2025 *Joann Ariola   After action reports following emergency declarations.IntroductionThis legislation would require New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) to publish after action reports following every emergency declaration that impacts the City. Such after action reports would provide detailed analysis of government operations before, during and following a specific emergency declaration and include recommendations for any operational adjustments to agency operations during subsequent emergency declarations.   Not available Not available
T2025-4016 *Joann Ariola   Notice and provision to fire department personnel of firefighting personal protective equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.IntroductionThis bill would require the Fire Commissioner to provide written notice to Fire Department employees when providing any firefighting personal protective equipment that the Fire Commissioner knows or reasonably should know contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This bill would also require that the Fire Commissioner only provide Fire Department employees with firefighting personal protective equipment that the Commissioner knows does not contain intentionally added PFAS and does not contain PFAS at or above a level set by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation by regulation. This restriction would commence on January 1, 2028 or later, and would apply to the extent the Fire Commissioner determines practicable. Finally, this bill would require the Fire Commissioner to document each instance of failure to comply with the provisions of this bill in the Fire Department’s personnel orders until the Fire Commissioner takes corrective action.   Not available Not available
T2025-4107 *Joann Ariola   Collection, exchange, and disposal program for firefighting personal protective equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and reporting on such program.IntroductionThis bill would require the Fire Commissioner to establish a three-year program to collect, exchange, and dispose of firefighting personal protective equipment issued to New York City Fire Department (FDNY) employees before January 1, 2028. The Fire Commissioner would have to exchange, to the maximum extent practicable, the collected equipment for equipment that the Commissioner knows does not contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as intentionally added chemicals and PFAS at or above a level established by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation by regulation. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection and Commissioner of Sanitation would have to make efforts to dispose of collected equipment, considering federal guidance and relevant New York State laws and regulations. The Fire Commissioner would have to conduct an outreach campaign for FDNY employees and issue an annual report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council on the program.   Not available Not available
T2025-4161 *Joann Ariola   Testing and remediating PFAS chemicals in firehouse drinking water.IntroductionPerfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “PFAS,” are chemicals associated with increased risks of adverse health effects. This bill would require the fire department, in conjunction with the department of environmental protection, to test drinking water from all fixtures used for drinking water in firehouses to determine the levels of PFAS chemicals present. If elevated levels of PFAS chemicals are detected, the fire department would be responsible for remediation. The commissioner of the fire department would also be required to report the results of the PFAS testing and remediation.   Not available Not available
T2025-4029 *Joann Ariola   PFAS screening program for firefighters.IntroductionPerfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “PFAS,” are a group of chemicals commonly utilized in consumer products, that have been linked to increased risk of negative health outcomes. This bill would require the fire department and the department of health and mental hygiene to establish a program to provide PFAS screenings for firefighters, and report on the results of the program.   Not available Not available
Res 0837-2025 *Joann Ariola   MTA to install encased, alarmed, and publicly accessible fire extinguishers in MTA subway cars and stations.Resolution    Not available Not available