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Lithium-ion Battery Task Force operations

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Chief Fire Marshal Flynn provides details on the operations of the Lithium-ion Battery Task Force. He explains the composition of the task force and its inspection procedures.

The task force includes members from BFI, Bureau of Fire Prevention, and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
It operates Monday through Friday, conducting inspections and follow-ups on violations
The task force has a list of locations to inspect but can adjust based on new information or complaints
They encourage public reporting of new commercial establishments selling lithium-ion batteries

Joann Ariola

1:10:04

Alright.

1:10:04

Great.

1:10:04

And we talk about the Lithium Ion Task Force.

1:10:07

So if you can just explain that to us, what other city agencies are involved in it regarding inspections and enforcement?

1:10:17

How does the FDNY coordinate efforts with those partners?

1:10:22

How many FDNY fire marshals and other staff focus on lithium ion battery related inspections and enforcement?

1:10:29

And is anyone directly assigned to that?

1:10:31

Ask that many questions because I know you got a big paragraph to read to me.

Daniel Flynn

1:10:34

No.

1:10:34

I don't.

1:10:35

I don't.

1:10:35

I wanna I'm so used to talking about batteries that which is a great thing.

1:10:39

I think we made a lot

Malcolm Moore

1:10:40

of progress.

Daniel Flynn

1:10:42

So the the task force is is staffed with members of BFI, members of Bureau Fire Prevention, and members from Department of Consumer And Worker Protection.

1:10:54

That's staffed on a on a daily basis, Monday through Friday, We go out.

1:10:59

We have a list of locations that we will inspect or reinspect or follow-up on violations that have already been written.

1:11:07

So we have a list of places that we would like to get to every single day.

1:11:12

Of course, we may get caught up in one of them that requires a lot of enforcement, and we may not get to that location until the next day.

1:11:20

But we staff that regularly with with 2 fire marshals.

1:11:24

That staff right on a daily basis.

1:11:26

BFP has a minimum of 2 fire prevention inspectors, and DCWP varies.

1:11:33

I believe they would have a minimum as well of 2.

1:11:36

We do have a supervisor now that has taken over for George who we lost a couple of weeks ago.

1:11:44

So we went through an interview process after the loss of George to select somebody else to take his place, and he has recently moved into that role.

1:11:55

So they do they go city wide.

1:11:57

Most of those inspections are related to either complaints or commercial establishments that we are aware of.

1:12:03

And again, we encourage the residents of the city to let us know about any new commercial areas that have opened shops related to lithium ion batteries because I believe they open up almost every day.

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