Fort Myers Beach Fire Marshall highlights building inspections after Miami condo evacuation
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – The people who inspect buildings in Southwest Florida vary depending on where you are, but in Fort Myers Beach, the Fire Marshall is largely responsible.
“Fire inspectors and fire marshals are not structural inspectors, are not engineers,” said Fort Myers Beach Executive Assistant Fire Chief and Fire Marshall Ron Martin. “But, they have advanced training in building construction and construction techniques that are used today.”
NBC2 spoke to Martin after a Miami condo building was evacuated for unsafe conditions. This comes as...