Fire and Life Safety Director

If you’ve been thinking about becoming a Fire and Life Safety Director in New York City, chances are that your interest is at least in part motivated by a strong desire to protect human life and property. Fire and life safety professionals are a vital component of the city’s safety strategy, helping to support the efforts of the fire department and other emergency responders and public safety personnel. At the same time, however, your role as a fire and life safety leader will come with a host of other responsibilities too. In short, the job involves much more than just protecting people from fire.

Since 1973, New York City law has required many of the city’s building to keep a Fire and Life Safety Director on staff to coordinate and implement any fire safety response and help minimize loss of life. These fire safety directors continue to fulfill a vital role in the Fire Department’s broader strategy to protect the people of New York City from fire. In recent decades, that role has expanded to include other types of emergencies as well.