New FDNY Rule for Proof of Compliance for Fire Extinguishers and Cooking Exhaust Systems

The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) has adopted a new rule regulating the decals and tags that serve as proof of compliance with New York City Fire Code requirements for fire extinguishers and cooking exhaust systems.

Effective Friday, June 1, 2018, the new FDNY regulations will serve to ensure that only FDNY licensed businesses perform the periodic inspection, cleaning, and servicing, required by NYC Fire Code. The main purpose of the rule is to crack down on fraudulent inspections for fire extinguishers and cooking exhaust systems. The decals and tags will be issued directly from the FDNY and they will be designed with various security measures to prevent counterfeiting.

According to existing Fire Code requirements (as set forth in 3 RCNY 115-02, Section FC 107.7), approved City vendors must maintain records of all inspections, equipment cleaning and/or servicing, and the names and Certificate of Fitness numbers of all inspecting/servicing employees, for a period of at least three years.

Additionally, the new FDNY regulations will require the following:

Commercial cooking exhaust system cleaning companies to use Fire Department-issued, numbered decals as proof of compliance with Fire Code inspection and cleaning requirements.
Companies who sell or service portable fire extinguishers to use Fire Department-issued, numbered tags as proof of compliance with Fire Code inspection, testing and servicing requirements.
Only licensed companies are eligible to purchase the Fire Department-issued decals and tags, and only the Fire Department-issued decals and tags will be acceptable proof of the inspection, cleaning and/or servicing.

Violators of the new Fire Code requirements are subject to receiving civil or criminal penalty charges. Additionally, a violation for a missing tag or decal can result in a denial, suspension, revocation or non-renewal of a Fire Department certificate.

If you would like assistance dismissing an FDNY violation or ensuring compliance with NYC Fire Code, please contact us and a representative from Milrose’s Violations Department or Fire Department will be happy to help you.