Over the last 10 years, records show, the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department has paid $7 million in overtime. The current chief, Ron Martin, is an 18-year veteran who wasn’t chief during that 10 ...

Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District Chief Scott Wirth said a new system utilized by the fire district before Hurricane ...

Ronald Martin, the new Delray Beach Fire Rescue chief, spent 13 years with the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District.

On Friday, Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Scott Wirth received a phone call from Florida Rep. Adam Botana about his plan to propose the merger. Botana represents Florida's 80th District in the ...

A home burned down Thursday night on Avenida Pescadora while the homeowner was grilling. The homeowner told fire officials that he had turned on the grill and was working on prepping food when he saw ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida Wednesday night, Oct. 9. See impacts from the storm in Lee County.

According to the North Fort Myers Fire Rescue Department, one of the two people taken to the hospital was the woman living in the apartment where the fire was contained. Credit: WINK News Credit ...

The popular restaurant on Cape Coral became engulfed in flames on Oct. 17, 2024. There wasn't much left of when the first was ...

According to the fire department, several different districts were helping people leave their flooded homes when they got a call for a possible fire off of Coca Sabal Lane. There was the smell of ...

The Fort Myers Police Department also deployed emergency response ... with the assistance of our partners at Pasco County Fire Rescue. Rescue boats continue to be loaded into the water to continue ...

Live updates tracking news and messaging from Lee County as Hurricane Milton makes its way toward the west coast of Florida.

The News-Press has reporters and photographers covering the latest news in Lee County as residents, businesses and officials ...