Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · Oct 28, 2025
Tuesdayat least 2 h 54 min2 officials identified19 public speakersRoll call: 4 present, 1 excused, 3 absent (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
FDNY staff testified on the department’s review and approval process for battery energy storage systems, including certificates of approval, letters of acceptance, three inspections and an operating permit.
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- FDNY staff testified on the department’s review and approval process for battery energy storage systems, including certificates of approval, letters of acceptance, three inspections and an operating permit.16:19rec. 2
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If you don’t mind, I’m just going to stay here for a minute. So tell me what your methodology is. What’s your metrics for choosing where to put these? You just say empty piece of property, City of Yes says we can do it, there it is. Like, what’s your metrics?Joann Ariola · Chair · District 3237:09rec. 2
Who spoke
2 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Joann AriolaChair · District 32 · 30 minFirst speaks at 12:10rec. 2
- Susan ZhuangDistrict 43 · 1.6 minFirst speaks at 1:19:41rec. 2
Roll call: 4 present, 1 excused, 3 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 19 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Fire and Emergency Management, Oct 28, 2025: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/fire-and-emergency-management/meetings/2025-10-28. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Oct 28, 2025.