Mulligan Security Corp. (http://www.mulligansecurity.com), a New York City-based provider of security services in New York and New Jersey, is pleased to announce it has been accredited by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) to provide the prerequisite training course for certification as a Fire Safety Director. Fire Safety Directors are building employees certified by the FDNY to implement the building’s Fire Safety Plan in the event of a fire emergency.
New York City law mandates that commercial buildings (office buildings and hotels) of a certain size and occupancy have a Fire Safety Director on the premises at all times when the building is occupied.
“Mulligan Security is pleased the Fire Department of New York City approved our firm as an accredited Fire Safety Director School,” said Kevin Mulligan, Executive Vice President. “In addition to our extensive experience in conducting fire drills and warden training utilizing retired and active FDNY Chief Officers, we now offer a complete, premium fire safety program for commercial buildings and their occupants. Our primary objective is to ensure our buildings’ occupants are safe at all times.”
The Fire Safety Director training course is a 20-hour multi-session class that prepares the individual to pass the written and onsite portions of the certification process. After receiving the Certificate of Fitness, the Fire Safety Director is qualified to implement the building’s fire safety and evacuation plan.
Fire Safety Director Responsibilities include:
- Responding directly to fire emergency situations.
- Acting as a liaison between building personnel and FDNY in the event of a fire emergency.
- Directing evacuation during fire emergencies.
- Assisting all emergency service personnel entering the building on official business and reporting details to management as soon as practical.
- Assisting building operations personnel during fire emergencies.
- Conducting fire warden and fire brigade training.
- Conducting, supervising, and evaluating fire drills.
The accreditation to be an Approved School for Fire Safety Directors is the most recent in a series of Fire Safety qualifications Mulligan Security applied for and received. In April 2013, the firm was approved to offer the Construction Site Fire Safety Manager Certification course; prior to that, Mulligan Security became certified to serve as filing processors to submit Fire Safety and Emergency Action Plans for any building in New York City.
