Short Term Rental Fire Inspections
After a tragic fire in 2015, the Board of Fire Commissioners enacted a Fire Ordinance that requires a fire and life safety inspection on all short term vacation rentals every 12 months. The District inspects short term rentals year round.
Please use the below forms to request a short term rental fire and life safety inspection, register your short term rental with the Fire District, or update information for your existing registration. Inspections are available in two hour timeframes Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm, excluding holidays.
For condominium or apartment units, please submit a records request for a copy of the annual building inspection. We do not inspect individual condominium or apartment units.
Inspections are available in two hour timeframes Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm, excluding holidays. Please see below for the earliest available date. If you are looking to schedule more than two (2) inspections in the same day, please email prevention@fmbfirefl.gov.
We are currently booking inspections for 10/23/2026 and beyond.
Please note, inspection requests will only be fulfilled for short term rental properties already registered with the Fort Myers Beach Fire District. Inspections are booked in advance and same day requests are unavailable at this time.
Use this form to submit your registration or annual informatoin update for a short-term rental property. Please fill out one form per property.
Individual short term fire inspections are for single family homes and duplexes only. If your short term rental is a condominium or apartment unit, you will need a copy of your building's annual fire life safety inspection. Please complete a records request in order to obtain a copy of the report.
You can click here to see the Town of Fort Myers Beach short term rental page.
If you have any questions or are looking for a copy of your up to date short term rental inspection, please email our Life Safety Team and they will respond as soon as possible.