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F-89 Fire and Life Safety Director Course in New York City

In a world filled with many dangers, the role of the Fire and Life Safety Director is more important than ever before. For at-risk buildings like offices, hotels, and others, these certified professionals help to train others and prepare response strategies that can safeguard lives and protect property. International Security Services, Inc. (ISS) is committed to providing the best certification instruction available in New York City, with an F-89 Fire and Life Safety Director course designed to meet official certification standards and deliver the training results you need.

Courses that Meet NYC Fire Safety Director Certification Requirements

Fire safety affects everyone in New York City, so it’s important to know that there are certified professionals with the training needed to keep buildings and their occupants safe. A Fire and Life Safety Director has the responsibility of training others about fire safety and emergency response. These personnel are mandated for hotels, office buildings, and other locations that have willingly installed fire systems that feature two-way communication systems. Of course, these directors must be trained before they can teach others, and that’s where we come in. International Security Services, Inc. (ISS) provides certification to qualified persons through the ISS Fire Science Institute’s F-89 Fire and Life Safety Director Course.

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A Comprehensive Fire Safety Director Course

FLSD candidates must meet certification standards for three separate components of fire and life safety before they can qualify for their FLSD Certificate of Fitness. These components include coursework focused on fire emergency, non-fire training, and instruction for active shooter and medical emergency response.

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Fire Emergency Course

This course prepares applicants for their role in fire safety by focusing on fire protection, fire response plan creation and implementation, and evacuation strategies and techniques. It consists of a minimum of 20 hours of instruction designed to prepare candidates to effectively manage fire emergencies and is an absolute necessity for anyone who has dedicated his or her life to protecting lives and property from the dangers of one of nature’s most efficient destructive forces.

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Non-Fire Emergency Training

The fire and life safety director must also be prepared to deal with emergencies beyond those caused by fires. This 7-hour course examines other emergency situations ranging from construction failures and blackouts to terror attacks involving everything from chemical and biological weapons to nuclear events. Actual case studies and real-world strategies like evacuation, sheltering-in-place, and in-building relocation are examined in detail.

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Active Shooter and Medical Emergency Response

Mass shootings and medical emergencies occur more often than any of us would like. Today’s fire safety directors need to know how to respond to these emergencies as well. The ISS Fire Science Institute’s course for fire safety includes a 4-hour active-shooter and medical emergency curriculum that explores these timely concerns and addresses appropriate and effective strategies that can help to protect lives in these unforeseen scenarios.

Getting my licenses at International Security Services helped me reach a new level in my career where I was able to earn more and always be in demand.
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Sergy DalakianiFire & Life Safety Director
Becoming a certified Security Officer and a Fire & Life Safety Director at International Security Services opened the career opportunities that I’ve always wanted.
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Fire and Life Safety Director Qualification Requirements

In addition to the required curriculum, candidates who wish to become fire and life safety directors must meet certain qualification requirements. These requirements include two years of full-time experience in one of several approved occupations, or eighteen months of work experience in those occupations and six-months of employment at a single job site.

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International Security Services, Inc. is New York City’s premier provider of executive protection and security guard services, personal and business investigations throughout New York and overseas, firearm permit consultations, background checks, and approved training for Fire Life Safety Directors and armed or unarmed security guards.

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Property Security Evaluation Report

Your Individualized Property Evaluation Report

Your site’s individualized property evaluation report contains information and analysis that you need to properly manage your site’s security needs. That information includes detailed analysis of the crime rate in your area, site access and parking protocols, and existing security infrastructure. Interior inspection includes analysis of emergency exits, fire suppression capabilities, and alarm infrastructure for emergencies. Exterior inspection includes analysis of structural defects, property lighting, and potential vulnerabilities in building access.

In addition to those inspections, our analysis also considered environmental factors, potential risks from older trees, outside property maintenance, and nearby crime that may overflow to the area. We also examined emergency response planning, including fire evacuation protocols and information supplied to residents about proper evacuation process.

 

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  • Install cameras in common areas and along driveway to the back parking lot as those areas are public spaces that anyone can access and there is no surveillance coverage.

We highly suggest a camera placement along this driveway, as the overhead cameras in the back parking lot may not capture all makes, models, and license plates of cars entering in and out based on the angle they are recording from. The best camera placement would be at the green circle closest to the sidewalk/street.
The common area is easily accessible, but based on the angle that cameras are set at the front lot, anyone can enter the basement common area concealing the side of their face that is facing the camera. This is not to say that the camera arrangement should be changed, but it is highly recommended to have coverage in this common area as the common area is on a lower floor not visible from the sidewalk.

  • Install a gate at the driveway leading to the back parking lot.

  • Make sure every tenant has a universal fire extinguisher and knows how to use it.

  • Develop a comprehensive evacuation plan and make sure that every tenant has received information regarding it. Condo Bylaw book is huge, tenants may easily overlook it.

  • Overall the building is not that big and has not had too many concerns regarding security breaches and/or home invasion throughout its 18-year existence. It is well kept and the fact that there is an active board monitoring and enforcing bylaws is a good sign. 



However, a few fundamental problems exist when it comes to access control of the back parking (a big territory). Even though only two issues have ever occurred there, the wide-open access point to that lot may need to be corrected sooner than later as there is a significant uptick in crime in the 62nd precinct.

Furthermore, there are two fundamental surveillance blind spots along the driveway leading to the back parking lot and every common area.

Lastly, however unlikely it may seem, tenants should have resources and a physical guide for situations that may require an evacuation. Whether it be a flood or fire, each tenant should know how to use a fire extinguisher and where to evacuate to during a flood regardless of their proximity to a shoreline.


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