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Int 1140-2024

Annual reporting on fire department vehicles and equipment.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Fire and Emergency Managementintroduced 2024-12-19Local Law 2026/027

Enacted as Local Law 2026/027.

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Agenda: 2024-12-19Passed: 2026-01-17Enacted: 2026-01-17

Summary

This legislation would require the Fire Department to report annually on information related to firehouse and EMS assets that are not included in existing capital asset reporting. This would include reporting on the condition, age and maintenance of all Department vehicles, and operational equipment.

Committee on Fire and Emergency ManagementFire/EMS (non-health-related issues), and Emergency Management Department[ (OEM)].

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38% of similar bills passed

19 passed · 31 died

This bill: 363 days in committee

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Sponsors (18)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-12-19 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-12-19 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-11-17 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-11-17 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-12-18 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-12-18 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-12-18 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-12-18 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-12-18 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-12-18 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2026-01-17 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2026-01-20 · City Council

Votes (8)

Aye (6)
Carmen N. De La RosaJoann Ariola Oswald J. FelizJames F. GennaroKevin C. RileyLynn C. Schulman
Absent (2)
Simcha FelderSusan Zhuang

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2025-12-18 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2025-12-18 · 11:45 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2025-11-17 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
City Council · 2024-12-19 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (21)

Full text
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 15-153 to read as follows: � 15-153 Report on fire department vehicles and equipment. a. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: EMS equipment. The term "EMS equipment" means any equipment used by emergency medical service personnel in the course of responding to medical emergencies, including, but not limited to, non-disposable personal protective equipment, required ambulance equipment and medical tools. Firefighting equipment. The term "firefighting equipment" means any equipment used by firefighters in the course of fire and rescue operations, including, but not limited to, bunker gear, non-disposable personal protective equipment, and tools used to assist in fire and rescue operations. Operational equipment. The term "operational equipment" means all firefighting equipment and EMS equipment. b. Report. 1 year after the effective date of the local law that added this section, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on the department's website, a report regarding fire department vehicles and operational equipment. Such report shall include the following information for each firehouse and EMS station: 1. An inventory of all fire department vehicles and operational equipment, including an assessment of the age and condition of each inventoried vehicle and piece of operational equipment; and 2. The date of the most recent maintenance undertaken, for all fire department vehicles and operational equipment. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. DPM/JDK LS #16965 12/9/2025 1 2