KNOW THE NEW FIRE KNOW THE NEW FIRE CODECODE

A Small Business owner’s guide to A Small Business owner’s guide to the Fire Codethe Fire Code

Objective Objective

To assist the Small Business OwnerTo assist the Small Business Owner–– Navigate the existing and New Fire CodeNavigate the existing and New Fire Code–– Discuss Best Practices and Tips for Discuss Best Practices and Tips for

ComplianceCompliance

TopicsTopics

Most Common Most Common Permit TypesPermit Types–– Public AssemblyPublic Assembly–– ExtinguishersExtinguishers–– Commercial Cooking Commercial Cooking

EquipmentEquipment

ComplianceComplianceContact InformationContact Information

Common Permit TypesCommon Permit Types

Public Assembly and Open Flame Public Assembly and Open Flame AC/Refrigeration (5 hp or greater or mounted on roof or AC/Refrigeration (5 hp or greater or mounted on roof or ceiling)ceiling)Commercial cooking systemCommercial cooking system

Flammable Liquids (gasoline, in excess of 2Flammable Liquids (gasoline, in excess of 2½½ gallons)gallons)Combustible Liquids (diesel, heating oil Combustible Liquids (diesel, heating oil -- in excess of 10 in excess of 10 gallons)gallons)Paint (oil based), varnish, lacquer (in excess of 20 gallons)Paint (oil based), varnish, lacquer (in excess of 20 gallons)LPG (storage/use of 400 standard cubic feet (47 lbs) of LPG (storage/use of 400 standard cubic feet (47 lbs) of propane)propane)

Fire Protection SystemsFire Protection Systems

All buildings and structures All buildings and structures must be protected with fire must be protected with fire protection equipment and protection equipment and systems such as portable systems such as portable fire extinguishers, fire hose fire extinguishers, fire hose and other means of and other means of preventing and preventing and extinguishing fires.extinguishing fires.

Portable Fire Portable Fire Extinguishers Sales and Extinguishers Sales and

Servicing Servicing

Persons engaged in the Persons engaged in the business of selling and business of selling and servicing portable fire servicing portable fire

extinguishers must have a extinguishers must have a company certificate issued company certificate issued

by the FDNYby the FDNY

Authorized CompaniesAuthorized Companies

To verify licensed/authorized Master To verify licensed/authorized Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractors Fire Suppression Piping Contractors visit visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/uhttp://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/units/fire_prevention/fire_prev_forms.snits/fire_prevention/fire_prev_forms.shtmlhtml

Business owners may have Business owners may have their own employees certified their own employees certified by the FDNY to service by the FDNY to service portable fire extinguishers that portable fire extinguishers that are maintained on their are maintained on their premises for their own use. premises for their own use.

Certification ProcessCertification Process

Study Materials and Testing Study Materials and Testing

Do I Need a Portable Do I Need a Portable Extinguisher?Extinguisher?

The right extinguisher, in the right The right extinguisher, in the right place, in the right quantity, place, in the right quantity, maintained properlymaintained properly

Where Required:Where Required:

Assembly (restaurant, cabaret, etc)Assembly (restaurant, cabaret, etc)Business (office, professional, serviceBusiness (office, professional, service--type type transaction)transaction)Educational Educational FactoryFactoryHigh HazardHigh Hazard–– Mercantile (display and sale of merchandise)Mercantile (display and sale of merchandise)–– Residential (hotels, apartments, dormitories, adult homes)Residential (hotels, apartments, dormitories, adult homes)

Laboratories, computer rooms, generator rooms. Laboratories, computer rooms, generator rooms. etc.etc.

Installation RequirementsInstallation Requirements

Extinguishers shall be Extinguishers shall be conspicuously located conspicuously located and readily accessible, and readily accessible, along normal paths of along normal paths of travel.travel.

QuantityQuantity

Offices, place of worship, hotel/motel Offices, place of worship, hotel/motel -- 1 1 extinguisher for 11,250 extinguisher for 11,250 sq.ftsq.ft floor areafloor areaPlaces of public assembly Places of public assembly -- 1 extinguisher 1 extinguisher for 3,000 for 3,000 sq.ftsq.ft floor areafloor areaRetail stores/shops Retail stores/shops -- 1 extinguisher for 1 extinguisher for 3,000 3,000 sq.ftsq.ft floor areafloor areaFire extinguishers shall be located so that Fire extinguishers shall be located so that maximum travel distance shall not exceed maximum travel distance shall not exceed 75 ft75 ft

Mounting Mounting

The top of the fire The top of the fire extinguisher is not extinguisher is not more than five (5) more than five (5) feet above the feet above the floor.floor.

DistanceDistance

Within 30 ft. of commercial cooking Within 30 ft. of commercial cooking equipmentequipmentAreas where flammable or combustible Areas where flammable or combustible liquids are stored or usedliquids are stored or used

Types of ExtinguishersTypes of Extinguishers

Selection and QuantitySelection and Quantity

Ordinary Combustibles: Ordinary Combustibles: trash, wood, papertrash, wood, paper

Class A Water TypeClass A Water Type

Flammable LiquidsFlammable Liquids

CLASS B CLASS B Dry Chemical (ABC)Dry Chemical (ABC)

Electrical EquipmentElectrical Equipment

Labs, Printing and Labs, Printing and Duplicating AreasDuplicating AreasClass CClass C

Combustible Metals Combustible Metals

Class DClass D

Commercial CookingCommercial Cooking

Oils and FatOils and FatCLASS KCLASS KWet ChemicalWet Chemical

MAINTENANCE OF PORTABLE MAINTENANCE OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERSFIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Periodic InspectionsPeriodic Inspections

Portable fire extinguishers Portable fire extinguishers must be inspected once a must be inspected once a month to ensure that the month to ensure that the extinguisher is in good extinguisher is in good working orderworking order

Monthly InspectionMonthly Inspection

TagTag

A tag or label A tag or label must be must be attached to the attached to the extinguisher to extinguisher to indicate the indicate the dates of the dates of the inspectioninspection

Annual Servicing and Annual Servicing and RechargingRecharging

Once a year the extinguisher Once a year the extinguisher must be serviced by a person or must be serviced by a person or company holding a FDNY company holding a FDNY portable fire extinguisher portable fire extinguisher servicing company certificate.servicing company certificate.

RecordsRecords

Keep records of the annual Keep records of the annual servicing and recharging servicing and recharging

Commercial Cooking Commercial Cooking Exhaust SystemsExhaust Systems

Maintenance RequirementsMaintenance Requirements

Keep It Clean!Keep It Clean!

The entire exhaust system must be cleaned The entire exhaust system must be cleaned every 3 monthsevery 3 months

Check RoutinelyCheck Routinely

Filters must be cleaned or replaced when Filters must be cleaned or replaced when necessary but at least once per monthnecessary but at least once per month

Keep RecordsKeep Records

Records of the cleaning shall be kept Records of the cleaning shall be kept indicating the name of person, certificate of indicating the name of person, certificate of fitness number, and dates of the cleaningfitness number, and dates of the cleaning

Monitoring Monitoring

The cooking fire extinguishing system The cooking fire extinguishing system must be inspected, tested and must be inspected, tested and serviced at least once every 6 months serviced at least once every 6 months by a licensed master fire suppression by a licensed master fire suppression piping contractor properly trained for piping contractor properly trained for the specific fire extinguishing system.the specific fire extinguishing system.

Only companies Only companies

Only companies that are Only companies that are authorized by the manufacturer of authorized by the manufacturer of your commercial cooking exhaust your commercial cooking exhaust system, licensed by the NYC DOB, system, licensed by the NYC DOB, and hold a valid/current certificate and hold a valid/current certificate of fitness will be acceptable for of fitness will be acceptable for the purposes of meeting FDNY the purposes of meeting FDNY Code standards & obtaining a Code standards & obtaining a permit. permit.

Range System Inspection and Cleaning

Owners have the option to Owners have the option to inspect and clean the cooking inspect and clean the cooking exhaust systems themselves exhaust systems themselves or by employees who have or by employees who have been certified by the FDNYbeen certified by the FDNY

Places of Public AssemblyPlaces of Public Assembly

If accommodating more than 75 persons (750 sq If accommodating more than 75 persons (750 sq feet), a DOB Public Assembly permit is feet), a DOB Public Assembly permit is requiredrequired

Definition: Definition: An enclosed room or space in which 75 or more An enclosed room or space in which 75 or more persons gather for religious, recreational, educational, politicpersons gather for religious, recreational, educational, political al or social purposes or for the consumption of food or drink or or social purposes or for the consumption of food or drink or for similar group activity, but excluding such spaces in for similar group activity, but excluding such spaces in dwelling units, or an outdoor space containing 200 or more.dwelling units, or an outdoor space containing 200 or more.

FloorplansFloorplans

DOB Approved Floorplans and PermitDOB Approved Floorplans and PermitCurrent Arrangement in ConformanceCurrent Arrangement in ConformancePost the Certificate of Occupancy, Post the Certificate of Occupancy, Occupancy Sign, Permit Occupancy Sign, Permit

Approved plan, permit and Approved plan, permit and Certificate of Occupancy must Certificate of Occupancy must be kept on the premises and be kept on the premises and made available for inspection at made available for inspection at all times.all times.

MonitoringMonitoring

FDNY Conducts Annual Life Safety FDNY Conducts Annual Life Safety and Compliance Review and Compliance Review Share Inspection Results with Share Inspection Results with Department of Buildings and Department of Buildings and Consumer AffairsConsumer AffairsAll violations must be remedied All violations must be remedied before a permit can be issued.before a permit can be issued.

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERSNUMBERS

Certificate of Fitness Certificate of Fitness –– 718718--999999--19881988

Fire violations & complaintsFire violations & complaints–– 718718--999999--2541/1586/15872541/1586/1587

Permits (hazardous storage/operations) Permits (hazardous storage/operations) –– 718718--999999--24572457

Permits (open flame/public assembly) Permits (open flame/public assembly) –– 718718--999999--2403/04/05 2403/04/05