Int. No. 1174
By Council Members P. Sanchez, Maloney, Cabán, De La Rosa, Hanif, Thomas-Henry, Feliz, J. Sanchez, Aldebol, Restler, Ariola, Epstein, Krishnan, Won, Dinowitz, Riley and Gutiérrez
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of an FDNY fire emergency dashboard
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 15-156 to read as follows:
§ 15-156 Fire Emergency Dashboard. a. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the term “fire emergency” means any operation conducted by the department where the severity of conditions, as determined by the department, requires the deployment of at least 1 ladder or engine to the scene of a fire.
b. The commissioner shall maintain a publicly accessible online dashboard displaying data on fire emergencies. The commissioner shall display all data on such dashboard in a manner that is understandable to users without specialized training or knowledge, including through the use of charts, maps, and explanatory materials where appropriate.
c. The online dashboard shall include, for each fire emergency in the current and prior calendar year:
1. The approximate location of the fire emergency, accurate to the nearest cross streets;
2. The approximate date and time of the fire emergency, accurate to the nearest hour; and
3. The cause of the fire emergency.
d. The data required pursuant to subdivision c of this section shall be filterable by users by the following categories:
1. The borough in which each fire emergency occurred;
2. The week, month, and year of each fire emergency; and
3. The cause of fire emergency.
e. The commissioner shall update such dashboard no less than once monthly.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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