Building Safety: Fire Department Access

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of plan review for fire department access at buildings in Montgomery County.

The Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) Podcast episode, “Building Safety: Fire Department Access,” focuses on the importance of plan review for fire department access at buildings in Montgomery County. DPS Customer Support and Outreach Division Chief Gail Lucas hosts the podcast. She is joined by DPS Plan Reviewer Marie LaBaw, who is also a structures specialist, for a discussion about her career path from the fire department to DPS and why ensuring fire department acce...

People in this episode

Host: Gail Lucas

Guest: Marie LaBaw

Topics covered

• building safety
• fire department access
• plan review
• Montgomery County
• career path
• fire safety

Keywords

• building safety
• fire department
• plan review
• Montgomery County
• DPS
• fire safety
• career path

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services, DPS

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