§47.59(d): Fire drills
The center did not conduct and document monthly fire drills.
| Health Code section | §47.59(d) |
| Type | Practice |
| How DOHMH classifies it | Serious (100% of its citations) |
| Cited in our records | 169 times at 159 NYC centers |
| Marked open right now | 8 |
The city's wording
At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
This is the text DOHMH or the state attaches to the citation. It is a template, so it can sound harsher or vaguer than the finding behind it.
Worth asking the center
When was your last fire drill, and how are drills recorded?
Reading it on a record
Look at whether the citation is marked open or corrected, how long ago it was cited, and whether the same section shows up on several inspections. One corrected citation is common. The same one on visit after visit is worth a direct question. Our guide to checking a daycare and methodology explain the rest.
Look up a center and read its record
Related sections
- §47.23(a): Supervision
- §47.27(b): Daily health check of children
- §47.23(f)(1): Teacher to child ratios
- §47.19(h)(3): Unsupervised contact before clearance
- §47.61(a): Food protection
Counts are from the inspection records we hold, as of 2026-10-11. The plain-English note was written by NYC Daycare Check from the city's wording; the citation on each center's page is the record.