With a projected expenditure amount of around $300,000, the Island EOC Emergency Communications and Interoperability Working Group gratefully accepted a $75,000 contribution from the Boca Grande Wom…
Woman leaves child in car to swim with sharks off Bokeelia, Boca Grande Fire Department marine unit responds
The Boca Grande Fire Department had to make their way all the way to Bokeelia on Monda…
Two teenagers from out of state were arrested this week after being caught by Lee County deputies for some disturbing crimes.
According to reports, on Tuesday, June 27 Lee County Sheriff’s detect…
It was a pretty quiet Fourth of July on the island for the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS. Just a few calls came in and most of them were easily solved.
On Tuesday, July 4 at 10:0…
As the July 4th holiday approaches, millions of boaters from across the country will convene on our nation’s waterways. With the increased public presence on the water, there is also an increase in…
On an already smoky Boca Grande day caused by fires in Cape Coral and Matlacha, when a call came in as a boat fire at 8:43 p.m. on May 30, it was easy to speculate that the caller might just be seei…
Since Hurricane Ian, the Boca Grande Fire Department has been working hard to update and finesse certain policies and procedures to optimize response to such natural disasters. One of those policies…
Firefighters responded to numerous calls so far in April: 31, to be exact
The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to numerous calls so far this month, including the following:
• 12 medical c…
Sometimes, doing the right thing and enforcing important laws isn’t as easy as it sounds. Such is the case with the continuing saga of a person hired by two island organizations who, it was discover…
If you’re tired of the unreliable cell phone service the island has experienced since the storm, be thankful you don’t have an emergency call to make. Jim Turpin found out last Friday, Feb. 10 that…
