FDNY Fire Code Amendment Hearing
Managing Agency: New York City Fire Department
Location: Citywide
Project Description: The New York City Fire Department has posted a notice of online public forum for proposed 2021 NYC fire code changes for public review and comment.
Date of Hearing: Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 11:00 a.m.
The New York City Fire Department has posted on its website the proposed 2021 New York City Fire Code for public review and comment. FDNY has scheduled an online public forum to hear public comment on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 11:00 a.m.
Proposed 2021 New York City Fire Code: The Fire Department has completed a three-year review of the New York City Fire Code and the 2012, 2015 and 2018 editions of the International Fire Code, the model code upon which the New York City code is based. The review was conducted with the participation of real estate, building management, architectural and engineering societies; trade associations, public utility organizations and others, in consultation with the City Council and the Department of Buildings. The Fire Department now proposes Fire Code amendments, which, when enacted into law, would be published as the 2021 New York City Fire Code. The full text of the proposed amendments is posted at the following webpage: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/codes/fire-code/proposed-fire-code.page (Proposed text deletions are shown by [brackets] (or for lengthy deletions, strikethroughs). New text is underlined.)
Submission of Written Comments & Participation in Public Forum: The public is invited to submit written comments on the proposed Fire Code amendments by Friday, June 18, 2021. Written comments may be submitted online using the public comment form posted on the Fire Department’s website at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/codes/firecode/proposed-fire-code.page or emailed to the Fire Department at code.develop@fdny.nyc.gov.
An online Public Forum, at which public comment may be made to Fire Department representatives, will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Use the email address code.develop@fdny.nyc.gov to sign up and receive the Go To Meeting application link for the Public Forum. Questions about the public forum may be directed to this email address. Persons requiring a reasonable accommodation to participate in the public forum are asked to submit their requests at least 10 days prior to the forum.
Written comments may be submitted to the Fire Department from the website or by email by Friday, June 18, 2021.
A summary of the Fire Code amendments that the Fire Department deems to be the most significant and/or likely to be of interest, has also been posted at the following webpage: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/codes/fire-code/proposed-fire-code.page.