N.Y. Correct. Law § 507

§ 507. Removal of prisoners in case of fire. If, by reason of a jail,\nor a building near a jail, being on fire, there is reason to apprehend\nthat some or all of the prisoners confined in the jail, may be injured,\nor may escape, the sheriff or keeper of the jail may, in his discretion,\nremove them to some safe and convenient place, and there confine them,\nuntil they can be safely returned to the jail or, if the jail is\ndestroyed, or so injured, that it is unfit or unsafe for the confinement\nof the prisoners, until a designation is made, as prescribed in section\nfive hundred and four of this article.\n