New York fire drill log
Fire drill frequency in New York depends on the license you hold — 3 classes are researched below, each with its own rule and citation.
What New York requires
A fire drill for staff and volunteers every calendar month, at times varied across day and night and under both full and partial evacuation conditions. Residents take part at least once each calendar quarter; there is at least one total evacuation every 12 months; and at least one resident drill each year is observed by the fire authority, a certified agency or the Department of Health.
18 NYCRR §487.12 (fire drills); NY Executive Law §23-B · New York State Department of Health · 18 NYCRR §487.12 · checked September 2026A fire drill for staff and volunteers every calendar month, at times varied across day and night and under both full and partial evacuation conditions. Residents take part at least once each calendar quarter; there is at least one total evacuation every 12 months; and at least one resident drill each year is observed by the fire authority, a certified agency or the Department of Health.
18 NYCRR §490.12 (fire drills); NY Executive Law §23-B · New York State Department of Health · 18 NYCRR §490.12 · checked September 2026At least twelve drills each school year, eight of them between 1 September and 31 December.
New York Education Law §807 (fire and emergency drills, instruction in the use of exits) · New York State Education Department · NY Education Law §807 (read against primary text) · checked August 2026New York licenses other facility classes whose drill frequency we have not confirmed against a primary source. Those are deliberately absent from the tool rather than filled with a national default. Ask New York State Department of Health for the class you hold, and read the rule above only against the license it names.
Filling it in so it survives a survey
Vary the time and the scenario between drills — many states require it in terms, and a log showing every drill at 10am on a Tuesday is the first thing an experienced surveyor picks out. Record what went wrong and the date it was fixed: a run of flawless drills reads as a log nobody actually ran, and the corrective action is the part that shows the drill was worth holding.
The plan behind the drills
A drill tests a plan. Everything New York requires of that plan — filing, prescribed forms, retention — sits alongside this, and the emergency plan builder writes it from the same research, so the two cannot disagree.
Everything else we’ve researched about New York
Same state, the problems either side of this one. Each carries its own statute and the date we last checked it.
- New York rent late fees & grace periodWhat may be charged when rent is late, and the notice to send.
- New York notice to pay rent or quitHow many days' notice before a nonpayment filing, counted on a calendar.
- New York deposit return law & letterThe landlord's deadline to return a deposit, and the itemized letter.
- New York deposit demand letterFor the tenant: whether the landlord is late, and by how many days.
- New York deposit deduction rulesWhat may fairly come out of a deposit, prorated by useful life.
General information, not legal advice, and not a compliance determination. CompliMaint issues nothing — New York’s licensing agency and your authority having jurisdiction do. The rule above is cited and dated to when we last checked it; verify it before you rely on it.
Questions people ask
- How often are fire drills required in New York?
- Adult Home: A fire drill for staff and volunteers every calendar month, at times varied across day and night and under both full and partial evacuation conditions. Residents take part at least once each calendar quarter; there is at least one total evacuation every 12 months; and at least one resident drill each year is observed by the fire authority, a certified agency or the Department of Health. Enriched Housing Program: A fire drill for staff and volunteers every calendar month, at times varied across day and night and under both full and partial evacuation conditions. Residents take part at least once each calendar quarter; there is at least one total evacuation every 12 months; and at least one resident drill each year is observed by the fire authority, a certified agency or the Department of Health. Public and non-public school (K-12): At least twelve drills each school year, eight of them between 1 September and 31 December. Source: New York State Department of Health. Last checked September 2026.
- Who do I notify about fire drills in New York?
- How long must New York fire drill records be kept?