Int 0131-2022
Requiring the fire dept to conduct residential education and outreach regarding the safe operation of electric space heaters.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Fire and Emergency Managementintroduced 2022-03-24Local Law 2022/065
Enacted as Local Law 2022/065.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2022-03-24Passed: 2022-06-01Enacted: 2022-06-01
Summary
This bill would amend current requirements relating to the Fire Department’s efforts to conduct fire safety education and outreach for residential buildings, by requiring that such activities include dissemination of relevant information pertaining to the safe operations of electric space heaters in residential settings. Additionally, any fire safety related written materials distributed by the Fire Department would be required to be produced in the top ten most commonly spoken languages in the city.
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management — Fire/EMS (non-health-related issues), and Emergency Management Department[ (OEM)].
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21 passed · 29 died
This bill: 55 days in committee
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Sponsors (30)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-03-24 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-03-24 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-04-06 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-04-06 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-04-06 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-04-06 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-04-06 · Special Committee on Twin Parks Citywide Taskforce on Fire Prevention
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-04-06 · Special Committee on Twin Parks Citywide Taskforce on Fire Prevention
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-05-18 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2022-05-18 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ActionAmended by Committee
2022-05-18 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2022-05-18 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
AdvancedApproved by Council
2022-05-19 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2022-05-19 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2022-06-01 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2022-06-01 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2022-06-02 · City Council
Votes (9)
Aye (9)
Joann Ariola David M. CarrCarmen N. De La RosaOswald J. FelizJames F. GennaroRobert F. HoldenKevin C. RileyLynn C. SchulmanKalman Yeger
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2022-05-19 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2022-05-18 · 4:00 PM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2)
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2022-04-06 · 10:00 AM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2022-04-06 · 10:00 AM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2022-03-24 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 131-A
- Summary of Int. No. 131
- Int. No. 131
- March 24, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-24-22
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 24, 2022
- Committee Report 4/6/22
- Hearing Testimony 4/6/22
- Hearing Transcript 4/6/22
- Proposed Int. No. 131-A - 5/12/22
- Committee Report 5/18/22
- Hearing Transcript 5/18/22
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- May 19, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-19-22
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 19, 2022
- Int. No. 131-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Mayor's Letter
- Local Law 65
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 15-132 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 110 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
� 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, [and] (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.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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