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What is NYC FC § 416.6.1?

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This section outlines the responsibilities of an FLS director, FEP coordinator, and designated emergency preparedness staff in the event of a fire on the premises. They are required to notify relevant personnel in mixed-occupancy buildings and coordinate evacuation or sheltering procedures. Applies to building owners with mixed-occupancy structures.

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416.6.1 Fires.

FC § 416.6.1

An FLS director, FEP coordinator and/or a designated emergency preparedness staff member who becomes aware of fire on the premises shall promptly notify the FLS director, FEP coordinator and/or designated staff in the other occupancies in the mixed-occupancy building. The staffs shall coordinate the evacuation, in-building relocation and/or sheltering in place of their respective building occupants, and other matters requiring coordination pursuant to their emergency preparedness plans.

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