§ 113-05 Fire and Life Safety Director Training Courses.
RCNY § 113-05
(a)Scope. This section sets forth the minimum hours of classroom instruction and topics required for Department accreditation of training courses for certificate of fitness for FLS director.
(b)General Provisions.
(1)General accreditation requirements. FLS director training courses shall comply with the general training school accreditation procedures, standards and requirements set forth in 3 RCNY § 113-04.
(2)Instructor qualifications. Instruction in FLS director training courses shall be conducted by persons with law enforcement, fire prevention/suppression, engineering, environmental safety, fire safety director, meteorological, technological experience or expertise, prior experience in fire safety and non-fire emergency (EAP) training, or other appropriate experience or expertise that qualifies them to teach the respective instructional topics of the training course.
(c)Course Structure, Required Hours and Topics of Instruction. FLS director training courses shall be organized and conducted to address general topics and fire safety, followed by non-fire emergencies. FLS director training courses shall provide not less than 31 hours of training, as follows: four (4) hours in general topics, 16 hours in fire safety, and 11 hours in non-fire emergencies (Emergency Action Plan training).
(3)Certificate of fitness written and practical (on-site) examinations. (B) Building construction and systems.
(4)Smoke detectors.
(5)Portable fire extinguishers.
(6)Types of alarm systems: office building, hotel/motel, high-rise building, interior fire alarm.
(7)Fire command center.
(8)Elevators, including the different modes of elevator operation.
(9)Signs.
(10)Stair pressurization.
(11)Smoke shaft.
(12)Compartmentation.
(13)Construction.
(14)HVAC systems.
(15)Smoke control and purge systems.
(16)History of fatal fires in high-rise office and residential buildings, nursing homes, night clubs and other places of assembly, and other occupancies.
(d)Course Administration and Completion.
