QUESTION
Does the New York City Fire Department use self-certification by building owners for fire prevention?
1:02:46
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37 sec
The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) utilizes self-certification by building owners for fire prevention purposes, not for uniformed fire operations.
- Assistant Chief Kevin Woods confirms the use of self-certification within the fire prevention sector.
- Woods clarifies that the uniformed fire operations division does not employ self-certification strategies.
- He indicates a lack of expertise in the procedures of the fire prevention side, emphasizing his role is more aligned with fire operations.
- Questions regarding the extent of FDNY’s auditing of self-certification records were outside Woods' expertise.
Joann Ariola
1:02:46
And do you ever rely on self serve self certification from the building owners?
Kevin Woods
1:02:52
So not through the uniform side, but on fire prevention side does.
1:02:57
I'm not an expert in that in that field in the fire prevention side.
1:03:01
But I believe they do.
Joann Ariola
1:03:04
You believe in the self-service?
Kevin Woods
1:03:06
No.
1:03:06
I believe that the fire brigade.
Joann Ariola
1:03:08
Okay.
1:03:09
Okay.
1:03:12
Do you know to what extent the FDNY audit itself server certification records?
1:03:18
That would be beyond your purview.
Kevin Woods
1:03:20
Yeah.
1:03:20
I don't have that technical expertise.
1:03:22
So