The New York City Council - File #: Int 0826-2018

• File #: Int 0826-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Requiring the fire dept to report on the use of smoke alarms at any fires in which there was a fire related death or life-threatening injury and the existence of fire sprinklers at any fire greater than a first alarm fire.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/25/2018
• In control: Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
• On agenda: 4/25/2018
• Final action: 7/14/2019
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to report on the use of smoke alarms at any fires in which there was a fire related death or life-threatening injury and the existence of fire sprinklers at any fire greater than a first alarm fire
• Sponsors: Justin L. Brannan, Ben Kallos, Robert F. Holden, Diana I. Ayala
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/18/2019	A	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
7/14/2019	A	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
6/13/2019	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
6/13/2019	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
6/13/2019	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Hearing Held by Committee
6/13/2019	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Hearing Held by Committee
6/13/2019	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Amendment Proposed by Comm
6/13/2019	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Amendment Proposed by Comm
6/13/2019	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Amended by Committee
6/13/2019	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Amended by Committee
6/13/2019	A	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Approved by Committee	Pass
11/20/2018	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Hearing Held by Committee
11/20/2018	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Hearing Held by Committee
11/20/2018	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Laid Over by Committee
11/20/2018	*	Committee on Fire and Emergency Management	Laid Over by Committee
4/25/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/25/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/25/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council
4/25/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 826-A

By Council Members Brannan, Kallos, Holden and Ayala

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the fire department to report on the use of smoke alarms at any fires in which there was a fire related death or life-threatening injury and the existence of fire sprinklers at any fire greater than a first alarm fire
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 15-131 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 20 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
? 15-131 Report on smoke detectors, [and] smoke alarms [in fire-related deaths] 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 [whether] 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. [If] 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 inform...