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Local law · Int 0157-2026

Requiring notification of the departments of buildings, housing preservation and development, environmental protection…

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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring notification of the departments of buildings, housing preservation and development, environmental protection, and health and mental hygiene whenever the fire department responds to a structural fire, requiring the fire department to assess the damage after any structural fire, and requiring the establishment of guidelines to determine when other agencies are required to provide services after structural fires

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Latest action Jan 29, 2026

New York City Council

Sponsor

Carmen N. De La Rosa

Council Member, District 10 · Democratic

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Summary

This bill would require the Fire Department (FDNY) and New York City Emergency Management to jointly develop and implement a notification system that would notify the Departments of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Environmental Protection (DEP), and Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), whenever FDNY responds to a structural fire. FDNY would also be required to conduct inspections of an affected unit or building within 48 hours of the occurrence of any structural fire. This bill would also require FDNY to develop guidelines in coordination with DOB, HPD, DEP, and DOHMH to determine when these agencies, or other agencies, would be required to respond and provide additional services, including additional inspections, after a structural fire.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

Cosponsors

Shekar Krishnan, Jennifer Gutiérrez and 1 other

Cosponsors in the order the New York City Council lists them.

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Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2026

    Introduced

    This Introduction was Introduced by Council

    NYC Council

  2. Jan 29, 2026

    Referred to committee

    This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

    NYC Council