The Fire Department announced yesterday that it was changing the way it inspects buildings under construction or being torn down, to avoid the confusion that contributed to the deaths of two firefighters in a blaze at the former Deutsche Bank building at ground zero last summer.

Under city regulations, inspections at such buildings are required every 15 days. But when the city relieved three officers of their posts after the fire, commanders complained that following the inspection schedule was all but impossible because no one ever alerted them about which buildings were under construction or demolition in their area.

Yesterday, department officials said the city would now notify fire companies of permits issued for construction or demolition so they could easily determine which buildings to inspect, rather than having to find them by driving around the neighborhood.

The change is among several to emerge from a review of the department