Int 0089-2024

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 15-150 to read as follows: � 15-150 Notification of council members regarding fires. a. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following term has the following meaning: All hands fire. The term "all hands fire" means any operation conducted by the fire department where the severity of conditions, as determined by the fire department, requires the deployment of at least 12 units and 60 employees of such department to the scene of a fire. b. An agency designated by the mayor shall notify a council member when an all hands fire occurs within the district of such council member. Such notification shall be sent via electronic mail within 3 hours of the fire department deploying its personnel to the scene of such incident, and shall include: 1. The date and time of such fire; 2. The address of such fire; and 3. Details of the fire department's emergency response to such fire, including but not limited to, the initial and highest alarm level of such fire. c. A process shall be established whereby any council member can opt out of the notification required by this section. � 2. This local law takes effect 540 days after it becomes law. JDK/AC/RL LS #7908/8421/10662/12926/13294 9/4/24 1 2