NYC office building owners, managers and fire safety directors

What's the building's address?

Free checklist for an FDNY fire safety and emergency action plan in an NYC office building: which plan level applies, the $630 fee and what to file.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Hands off to the right door
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ePlan fills in

  • Tax lot
  • Floors and height
  • Building class
  • Plan level

How it works

FDNY fire safety and emergency action plan checklist, from one answer

  1. Enter the address and how many people the building holds.
  2. ePlan checks which FDNY plan level applies and lists what to submit.
  3. Read the checklist free; floor drawings need your engineer or architect. Need an emergency action plan elsewhere? Start that draft.

What you get

FDNY fire safety and emergency action plan checklist and 1 more document

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Emergency action plan and fire prevention plan door.

The first draft

FDNY fire safety and emergency action plan checklist (free)

  1. Which plan applies: Level 1 or Level 2
  2. Building information and floor plans
  3. Fire safety and EAP director and deputy
  4. Building evacuation supervisor and brigade members
  5. Evacuation and other emergency procedures
  6. Drills and staff training

Modeled on: NYC Fire Code Chapter 4 (2022), FC 404

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Emergency action plan (paid)

  1. Reporting emergencies
  2. Evacuation routes
  3. Roles
  4. Training

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

$630

is the FDNY fee for a new comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan application; amendments cost $210 an hour, up to $630
Source: NYC Business, Comprehensive Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plan

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Questions

FDNY Emergency Action Plan: what people ask

Which buildings need a Level 1 plan?

High-rise or large-area office buildings occupied by more than 500 people, or more than 100 above or below street level, and office occupancies with more than 100 people on high-rise floors. Buildings with a lawfully installed fire alarm without voice communication are excepted; other large offices need a Level 2 plan.

Source: nyc.gov

What does filing cost and include?

A new application costs $630; amendments and resubmissions are $210 an hour up to $630. You submit the plan with floor plans and a signed and sealed engineer or architect letter confirming the drawings. A letter of deficiency gives you 30 days to fix it.

Source: nyc-business.nyc.gov

How often must the plan be updated?

Review and update it every year, and whenever the building's use, occupancy or layout changes. Report changes in fire safety staff to FDNY by filing a staff amendment at least twice a year, and keep a log book of reviews and changes.

Source: nyc-business.nyc.gov

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