July 13, 2017 – Fire Department rules designed to assist first responders.
The to-do lists for co-op and condo boards just keep on growing. Heres the latest addition: the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has passed a rule that requires multi-family dwellings to place reflective signs on all apartment and stairwell doors to assist first responders in the event of a fire or other emergency. Buildings with apartments with more than one floor (duplexes and triplexes) had to comply by March 30 of this year; buildings with only single-level apartments will have to comply by March 30, 2018
Learn more here:
https://www.habitatmag.com/Publication-Content/Building-Operations/2017/2017-July/Safety-Signs