§ 155. Office of fire prevention and control; creation; state fire administrator; employees. There is hereby created in the division of homeland security and emergency services an office of fire prevention and control. The head of such office shall be the state fire administrator, who shall be appointed by the governor and shall hold office […]
§ 155-a. Definitions. When used in this article: 1. “Districts” shall mean fire districts created pursuant to article eleven of the town law. 2. “Fire companies” shall mean fire companies governed by the not-for-profit corporation law. 3. “Municipal corporations” shall mean a county, city, town and village. 4. “Municipalities” shall mean municipal corporations. 5. “Sprinkler […]
§ 156. Functions, powers and duties of the office. The office of fire prevention and control, by and through the state fire administrator or his duly authorized officer or employee, shall be empowered to: 1. Advise and assist in coordinating and strengthening the activities, programs and services, and rules and regulations of those departments and […]
§ 156-a. Establishment of a specialized hazardous materials emergency response training program. 1. The state fire administrator shall establish a specialized hazardous materials emergency response training program for individuals responsible for providing emergency response recovery following incidents involving hazardous materials as such term is defined in regulations promulgated by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to […]
§ 156-b. Permanent marking indicating location of fire hydrants. A municipality or fire district may mark the location of any fire hydrant within its jurisdiction by means of a reflective delineator of a uniform type and color approved by the office of fire prevention and control.
§ 156-c. Fire safety standards for cigarettes. 1. a. When used in this section, the word “cigarette” shall mean any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco or of any other substance, irrespective of size or shape and whether or not such tobacco or substance is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any […]
§ 156-d. Thermal imaging camera grant program. 1. Subject to available appropriation, there is hereby established in the office of fire prevention and control a thermal imaging camera grant program, under which grants shall be made available to fire organizations for the purchase of one thermal imaging camera each or for reimbursement to such fire […]
§ 156-e. College fire safety. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the office of fire prevention and control of the division of homeland security and emergency services, by and through the state fire administrator or their duly authorized officers and employees, shall have the responsibility to annually inspect buildings under the […]
§ 156-f. Evacuation drills. Except as may be otherwise provided in rules and regulations promulgated by the department of state pursuant to article eighteen of this chapter, in any building owned or leased in whole by the state or any agency thereof, an evacuation drill shall be conducted at least twice each year in which […]
§ 156-g. Establishment of teams for urban search and rescue, specialty rescue and incident support. 1. Authorization to establish urban search and rescue task force teams, specialty rescue teams, and incident support teams. The commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services after consultation with the state fire administrator shall have the authority […]
§ 156-h. Registration and fees for manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers of sparkling devices. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the term: (a) “Distributor” means any person or entity engaged in the business of selling sparkling devices to wholesalers, specialty retailers, permanent retailers or temporary seasonal retailers for resale. (b) “Manufacturer” means any person […]
§ 157. Granting authority. The division of homeland security and emergency services by and through the commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services or his duly authorized officers and employees, shall administer, carry out and approve grants of funds from moneys allocated and appropriated therefor, for authorized arson, fire prevention and control […]
§ 158. Firefighting training. 1. For the purpose of this section, the term fire fighter shall mean a member of a fire department whose duties include fire service as defined in paragraph d of subdivision eleven of section three hundred two of the retirement and social security law. 2. In addition to the functions, powers […]
§ 159. Advisory council for fire prevention and control. 1. There is hereby created within the division of homeland security and emergency services an advisory council for fire prevention and control for the purpose of advising the commissioner and the state fire administrator with regard to: (a) execution of the functions, powers and duties of […]
§ 159-a. Inclusion on the fallen firefighters memorial. In the case of a death of a firefighter, regardless of whether such death occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this section, that results from services performed in the line of duty, as determined by an authoritative agency including, but not limited to, the […]
§ 159-c-1. Training; live fire conditions. 1. In the training of firefighters under live fire conditions no person or persons shall play the role of a victim. 2. For purposes of this section, a live fire condition is any unconfined open flame or device that can propagate fire to a building, a training tower, an […]
§ 159-d. Training for fire chiefs. The state fire administrator may conduct the training and education required for fire chiefs pursuant to subdivision seven of section fifty-eight-a of the civil service law and section two hundred four-dd of the general municipal law with sufficient frequency to enable individuals to satisfy the necessary qualifications for a […]
