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 ...

According to Martin's resume, he also was fire chief and and district manager at the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District and spent 13 years with the department. "Having spent 33 years in the ...

According to the proposed bill, which would become effective Oct. 1, 2024 if filed and passed, Fort Myers Beach Fire would merge with Bonita Springs Fire. The proposal, shared with The News-Press ...

Contractors and city vehicles on Fort Myers Beach are helping people take the debris out of their homes. Not only are crews cleaning but those who live here from what I’ve seen are just still go ...

the Fort Myers Beach Fire District has announced the suspension of emergency runs due to the hazardous state of roadways on Estero Island. This unprecedented decision comes as Estero Boulevard ...

Fort Myers’s downtown has plenty to see, do, and eat—and did we mention it’s also situated on the beautiful Caloosahatchee ...

Two hurricanes in two weeks. This is the reality for Fort Myers Beach, which only two years ago was a global spectacle for the damage caused there by Hurricane Ian. This time it was Hurricane Milton.

A large fire on Thursday closed Fort Bragg Road in both directions near Bragg Boulevard. Around 7:30 a.m., the Fayetteville Police Department posted a photo of a large plume of smoke on Facebook.