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 ...

While we stock up on supplies and prepare for hurricane season, the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department is, too, in a different way. We spoke with Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Scott Wirth and asked ...

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 ...

North Fort Myers Fire Department, Lee County Sheriff's Office, Lee County EMS and Lee County Domestic Animal Services responded to the structure fire on Hart Drive around 10:20 a.m. According to ...

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

CBS News flew over Siesta Key, just west of Sarasota, with the Florida National Guard Friday, where Milton made landfall ...

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 ...