Requires the office of fire prevention and control to establish a state database of every fire hydrant latitude and longitude coordinates; requires every municipal corporation or private entity to provide such coordinates to the office.
S10379 would amend the Executive Law to direct the Office of Fire Prevention and Control to regulate the location and design of fire-hydrant markers and to create a statewide database of fire hydrant locations. The bill defines “office” for this purpose and expands the office’s authority to include maintaining precise latitude and longitude coordinates for every fire hydrant in the state, with centimeter-level accuracy, in a format that can be exported as a CSV file and used as a map overlay with GPS and Google Maps.
The bill also requires every municipal corporation and private entity that controls fire hydrants to submit the required coordinates to the office and to update the information within 180 days of each installation or maintenance cycle. The stated purpose is to make hydrant locations easier to identify and use in emergency response and mapping systems. The bill would take effect 120 days after becoming law.
If enacted, the bill would add a new statewide data-collection and mapping mandate to the Executive Law and expand the responsibilities of the Office of Fire Prevention and Control. Municipal governments and private entities that own or maintain hydrants would be required to gather, maintain, and report precise geolocation data, creating an ongoing administrative obligation. The bill would not directly change fire-safety standards for hydrants themselves, but it would create a new state database and reporting framework affecting local fire infrastructure, GIS mapping, and emergency planning.
There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history in the provided materials, so no formal support or opposition is documented. Based on the bill’s text and caption, the measure appears aimed at improving emergency response and public-safety mapping, which suggests a generally practical, administrative purpose rather than a controversial policy change. Because no debate is available, the overall sentiment cannot be assessed beyond the bill’s apparent operational focus.
The main potential points of contention are the cost and feasibility of collecting centimeter-precision coordinates for every hydrant, especially for municipalities and private entities that may need new surveying or GIS resources. Another likely issue is the reporting burden and the requirement to update data after each installation and maintenance cycle, which could be viewed as administratively heavy. The bill also centralizes local infrastructure data in a state database, which may raise questions about implementation, interoperability with existing systems, and responsibility for data accuracy.