New York S 3407: Requires written request and review of proposed reductions in the level of fire services

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S03407 Summary:

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Amd §487, NYC Chart; add §15-131-a, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires written request, including environmental impact statement, and review by community boards, borough presidents and the council of proposed reductions in the level of fire services, including closure of firehouses or removal or relocation of fire fighting units.

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3407

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of
 the city of New York, in relation to requiring written request and
 review of proposed reductions in the level of fire services

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision a of section 487 of the New York city charter,
 2 as amended by local law number 40 of the city of New York for the year
 3 1989, is amended to read as follows:
 4 a. The commissioner shall have sole and exclusive power and perform
 5 all duties for the government, discipline, management, maintenance and
 6 direction of the fire department and the premises and property in the
 7 custody thereof, however, the commissioner shall [provide written notice
 8 with supporting documentation at least forty-five days prior to the
 9 permanent closing of any firehouse or the permanent removal or relo-
 10 cation of any fire fighting unit to the council members, community
 11 boards and borough presidents whose districts are served by such facili-
 12 ty or unit and the chairperson of the council's public safety committee.
 13 For the purposes of this section, the term "permanent" shall mean a time
 14 period in excess of six months. In the event that the permanent closing
 15 of any firehouse or the permanent removal or relocation of any fire-
 16 fighting unit does not occur within four months of the date of the writ-
 17 ten notice, the commissioner shall issue another written notice with
 18 supporting documentation prior to such permanent removal or relocation.
 19 The four months during which the written notice is effective shall be
 20 tolled for any period in which a restraining order or injunction prohib-
 21 iting the closing of such noticed facility or unit shall be in effect]
 22 be required to comply with the provisions of section 15-131-a of the
 23 administrative code of the city of New York with respect to certain
 24 proposed reductions of fire services.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05212-01-5

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 1 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by
 2 adding a new section 15-131-a to read as follows:
 3 § 15-131-a. Reduction of fire services; prior approval required. a.
 4 The commissioner shall provide written request with supporting documen-
 5 tation prior to the permanent closing of any firehouse or the permanent
 6 removal or relocation of any fire fighting unit to the council members,
 7 community boards and borough presidents whose districts are served by
 8 such facility or unit and the chairperson of the council's public safety
 9 committee. For the purposes of this section, the term "permanent" shall
 10 mean a time period in excess of six months.
 11 b. The written request, required by subdivision a of this section,
 12 shall include an environmental impact statement, which shall address,
 13 but shall not be limited to:
 14 (1) current and projected response times of the subject firehouse or
 15 fire fighting unit, which shall mean the sum of dispatch time and travel
 16 time in response to a call directed to the facility or unit, for the
 17 area affected by closure, which must include geographic and traffic