Q&A
Public education and outreach on lithium-ion battery safety
0:25:09
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Councilmember Schulman and Chief Fire Marshal Flynn discuss the FDNY's public education and outreach efforts regarding lithium-ion battery safety, particularly in large residential complexes.
- FDNY's fire safety education unit prioritizes lithium-ion battery safety
- The department offers presentations and educational sessions upon request
- FDNY is willing to conduct presentations in large building complexes
- Limitations exist for inspections in private residences, focusing on common areas instead
Lynn C. Schulman
0:25:09
Do you do I know you talked about the public service campaign.
0:25:12
Do you actually because I know your community fairs you it goes out and does things on a more local level.
0:25:18
I do have folks to do that as well in terms of the lithium ion batteries because we have there are a lot of complexes in in my district that might benefit from somebody coming out because I see I live in a I live in what's called pocket towers, which is 3 large buildings, if you're familiar, as far as hills.
0:25:36
And I see people coming in with bikes that I know have lit that live there, they have lithium ion batteries on them.
0:25:42
So is there a way to have them come in and do a session in the dish drink or something like that?
Daniel Flynn
0:25:47
Absolutely.
0:25:48
Our fire safety education unit, that is one of the type priorities booked in the unit at this time amongst other things.
0:25:55
So we can't lose sight of the other fire safety concerns due to this epidemic that we're facing here with the batteries.
0:26:01
So that is the top of their agenda.
0:26:04
And of course, if anybody would like us to come out and do presentations, we do those as well on a daily basis.
0:26:12
Certainly, when requested, we would love to get into these large building complexes and talk to management and and spread the word.
0:26:20
One of the things that precludes us in our inspections is that we can't go into people's private residents.
Lynn C. Schulman
0:26:26
Right.
0:26:26
No.
0:26:26
Understood.
Daniel Flynn
0:26:27
So so it's really based on common areas
Joann Ariola
0:26:30
Yes.
