If a building catches fire anywhere on the map, most inspectors will drop tools and walk to the problem area.
The higher the difficulty level selected, the faster inspectors' protective influence fades, requiring more frequent passes to maintain. Like in Zeus, the Inspector combines the duties of fire marshall and architect into one building, so placing a single tower will provide protection against fire and collapse, but the risk of a building collapsing or catching fire is dependent on difficulty level. Without the Inspector patrolling the streets, buildings will catch fire or collapse under their weight. The Inspector's Tower is a basic building needed in every single city.
Inspector's Tower is a building found in Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom.
