By Kimberly Craig
WXYZ
DETROIT — The Detroit cash crisis and business owners failing to pay up have taken a toll on the Detroit Fire Department’s Fire Marshal Division.
In 2005, there were 32 fire inspectors in the city of Detroit. Now, there are only five.
And when Action News asked Detroit Fire Marshal Steven Hurst how much business owners owe in inspection fees which is supposed to help pay their salaries, he replied “Millions”.
Full story: Detroit money crisis causes most fire inspections to fall by the wayside