Podcast
Permitting Services Podcast
Hosted by Gail Lucas · EN
Go behind the scenes at the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services and connect with local experts about the permitting process for your commercial and residential projects.
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Building Safety: Fire Department Access
May 23, 202500:17:47Tap to summarizeThe 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 access in the built environment is important for emergency responders. Dr. LaBaw also shares information about her unique role as a structures specialist for Maryland’s Urban Search and Rescue team and discusses some of her assignment’s on that team around the country. Got an idea or question for a future podcast episode? Email your ideas and questions to dps.podcast@montgomerycountymd.gov.
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Mar 22, 2024Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Permitting Services Podcast, Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) Customer Support and Outreach Division Chief Gail Lucas and Information Technology Specialist Josh Cole discuss three new GIS Maps that are available on the front page of the DPS website and why DPS customers and stakeholders may find these new maps informative and useful. Their conversation features an overview of the Floodplain and Storm Drain map, the My Inspector and Property map, and the Use and Occupancy map. Got an idea for a future podcast episode? Send an email to dps.podcast@montgomerycountymd.gov.
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