Comprehensive Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plan
Comprehensive Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plans provide the procedures for occupants of the building during fire or non-fire emergencies. The plans also provide first responders with an understanding of the building’s fire protection systems, layout and contents of the building, means of egress, fire hazards, and identification of key contacts during an emergency.
Section 401.3.6.1 of the 2014 Fire Code provides that the emergency preparedness plan requirements of the 2008 Fire Code remain in effect until new rules are adopted to implement the emergency preparedness plan requirements of the 2014 Fire Code.
Section 404.2.2 of the 2008 Fire Code requires the Comprehensive Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plans for the following Group B occupancy office buildings or parts thereof:
- Greater than 6 stories in height; or
- Greater than 75 feet in height; or
- Occupied or designed to be occupied by more than 500 persons on one or more floors, including street level, or by more than 100 persons on one or more floors other than street level; or
- Equipped with a fire alarm system with voice communication of the type required in Class B or M occupancies, regardless of whether such system is required in such building or space; or
- Ordered by the department, based upon a determination that compliance is required in the interest of public safety given the location, use or occupancy of the building.
Exception: Office buildings that have lawfully installed an interior fire alarm system.
Section 404.3 of the 2008 Fire Code requires the owner of premises subject to provisions of Section 404.2.2 to prepare the plans in a form described in the 3 RCNY 404-02 and submit to the Department for review and acceptance.
PDF Intake forms and instructions for Comprehensive Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plans can be found on the Fire Department website. NOTICE: Previous forms will not work on FDNY Business. You must download the new version of the forms for PDF Intake.
The instructions for online filing of the Comprehensive Fire Safety and Evacuation Plans can be viewed on the Fire Department website.
Additional Information:
- Completely follow the guidelines provided with all information as requested (in Chapter 4 of the 2008 Fire Code and Fire Department rule 3 RCNY)
- All revised (Amended) plans requires a new Owner’s Certification page with all required documents.
Applications Fees:
- New Application Fees: $630
- Amended Application Fees ($210 per hour, not to exceed $630)
- Resubmission Fees: $210 per hour, not to exceed $630
Upon review, the applicant will receive one of the following:
- Letter of Deficiency, if any of the requirements for the Comprehensive Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plans are not met. All deficiencies must be corrected and submitted within 30 calendar days from the date listed on the issued Letter of Deficiency unless otherwise specified. Amended application fees will apply if the corrections are not submitted within the allocated time.
- Letter of Acceptance after the application has been approved and all required paper copies of the plan with all appendices and compact disks containing the Comprehensive Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plans and floor plans have been filed with the Department.
- Special Conditional Acceptance Notice to facilitate Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) or to allow for the scheduling of on-site appointment, if the plan has met or exceeded the minimum requirements for the Comprehensive Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plans but without the FSP staffing.
You must make payment on FDNY Business to submit your application. To make payments for additional invoiced fees after submission use one of the following methods:
Online (preferred): Online (preferred) Payment can be made online at FDNY Business (credit, debit or e-check accepted)
US Mail (check must contain FDNY Business Record ID):
NYC Fire Department (FDNY) Bureau of Fire Prevention 9 MetroTech Center, Attn: Cashier’s Unit (1st Floor) Brooklyn, NY 11201
