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Fire Guards - ✔✔Buildings or portions of buildings occupied or operated to be occupied
by homeless
persons shall be continuously patrolled by a person holding a certificate of fitness as
fire guard. Every area of the building shall be patrolled at least once every hour. Fire
guards are responsible for the safety of all building occupants and employees by
eliminating fire hazards and assisting in the evacuation of clients in case of a fire
emergency. Generally, fire guards are responsible for making sure that fire safety
regulations are being complied with in the shelter. They should be knowledgeable of
the location and operation of all fire alarm systems in the shelter and should check
their condition during their patrols. Fire guards must maintain records of their
patrols.
Fire guards must patrol the entire homeless shelter at least once an hour. Some
shelters assign a fire guard to patrol each floor. For example, if there are four floors in
a shelter, depending upon the floor area of each floor, there may be four fire guards
on duty at all times, one patrolling each floor. During their patrol they must look for
signs of fire and investigate any signs of smoke in the shelter. They must also be on
the alert for any fire safety violations and upon discovery, report them immediately to
,the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters. In many cases,
the fire guard will be capable of correcting the fire safety violation during the course of
conducting his/her fire guard duties. Ultimately, the Coordinator of Fire Safety &
Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must ensure that the violation is corrected.
Emergency Preparedness Plan - ✔✔The Fire Code requires that homeless shelters have
an updated emergency
preparedness plan (also known as a Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan). Emergency
preparedness plans serve to assure that, in the event of a fire or emergency there are
procedures in place that can be implemented to provide the information, guidance,
direction and assistance needed to protect the safety of building occupants, including
effecting their evacuation, relocation or sheltering in place, if necessary. The plan is
a tool intended to ensure that knowledgeable staff have been identified and
designated, and that there is a plan in place for responding to a fire or other
emergency at the premises.
The owner of any building required to have an emergency preparedness plan shall
initiate the preparation of the plan for the premises in a form prescribed by the
commissioner, and oversee its periodic review and amendment, in accordance with
the requirements set forth in the Fire Code and the Fire Department Rules.
The procedures to follow in the event of an emergency will be set forth in the
emergency preparedness plan and will vary depending on the type of occupancy, the
height of the building and other requirements as may be set forth in the Fire Code or the
rules. It is important that building owners refer to the most recent editions of the
,Fire Code and rules when creating or amending the emergency preparedness plan
and determining the response to emergencies and the level of staffing that is required
for their particular building or occupancy.
Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters must be
knowledgeable about the emergency preparedness plan for the shelter. They should be
provided with an orientation from the building owner or other on-site personnel
familiar with and responsible for the emergency preparedness plan before
Emergency Preparedness Plan Content - ✔✔of the information included in the
emergency preparedness plan. The content of the
emergency preparedness plan for a homeless shelter should include, but is not
necessarily limited to, the following:
1. The designation of the Coordinator of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in
Homeless Shelters, by name, certificate number and position at the premises,
and other FEP staff, by name and/or position at the premises, and their
certificate of fitness numbers
2. The name and address of the shelter, the floors that are normally
occupied, the approximate number of employees, and the hours of operation
3. A site plan, floor plan, and riser diagram of the shelter
4. A building information card for high-rise buildings and occupancies
5. The location of all entrances and exits (including emergency exits and
fire escapes) and where they exit to (which street or other location)
6. The procedure by which the building will be evacuated or an in-building
, relocation of occupants will be conducted during an emergency
7. Details regarding the voice communication capability and fire protection
systems in the building and that servicing of these systems will be completed by
a licensed company
8. The procedure by which a fire or other emergency is reported to the FDNY
and the staff member(s) responsible for the reporting
9. The procedure for notifying building occupants of a fire or other emergency,
and the staff member(s) responsible for the notification
10. The procedure for coordinating with firefighting, emergency medical service
and other emergency response personnel, including notifying those personnel
upon their arrival of the location of the emergency, and the staff member(s)
responsible for the coordination
11. The means for receiving and the procedure for monitoring a
public emergency notification system
12. The identity and location of
Periodic Inspection - ✔✔Shelters shall be subject to periodic fire safety inspections by the
Fire Department,
including inspections to ensure that the emergency preparedness plan has been
prepared and/or implemented in compliance with the requirements of the Fire Code.
Coordinators of Fire Safety & Alarm Systems in Homeless Shelters will be
responsible for making the emergency preparedness plan immediately available for
inspection upon request of any Department representative.
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