Int. No. 1131
By Council Member Ariola
A Local Law in relation to requiring the fire department to provide information relating to responses to fires and medical emergencies
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. a. Definitions. For purposes of this local law, the following terms have the following meanings:
Approximate location. The term “approximate location” means, with respect to a fire incident or an emergency medical services incident, the closest intersection to the location where such incident occurred.
Commissioner. The term “commissioner” means the fire commissioner.
Department. The term “department” means the fire department.
Emergency medical services incident. The term “emergency medical services incident” means a fire or medical emergency to which the department dispatched an ambulance.
Fire incident. The term “fire incident” means a fire or medical emergency to which the department dispatched a fire unit.
b. No later than 120 days after the effective date of this local law, the commissioner shall provide to the speaker of the council the following information for each fire incident that occurred within the 12 months preceding the effective date of this local law:
1. The approximate location of such fire incident;
2. The address of the firehouse or other location from which a fire unit was dispatched to such incident;
3. The route taken by such fire unit to such incident, provided that such route shall be presented as ending at such incident’s approximate location instead of its actual location; and
4. Any additional information the commissioner deems necessary.
c. No later than 120 days after the effective date of this local law, the commissioner shall provide to the speaker of the council the following information for each emergency medical services incident that occurred within the 12 months preceding the effective date of this local law:
1. The approximate location of such emergency medical services incident;
2. The address of the emergency medical service station or other location from which an ambulance was dispatched to such incident;
3. The route taken by such ambulance to such incident, provided that such route shall be presented as ending at such incident’s approximate location instead of its actual location; and
4. Any additional information the commissioner deems necessary.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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