The kids from Gasparilla Inn summer camp visited the Boca Grande Fire Department last Wednesday, Aug. 2. Firefighter Dean Esposito showed the kids around the department, and they got to check …
Boca Grande Fire Department Chief C.W. Blosser, along with BGFD and Auxcomm staff, won second place at the Florida Press Association’s 2024 Weekly Newspaper Contest for a service project under the…
Julie Brooks is the voice you hear on the phone when you call the Boca Grande Fire Department’s non-emergency number. She is the administrative assistant to the chief, as well as to anyone in the …
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell is the newly elected president of the Florida Sheriffs Association. Prummell will work with the staff and board of directors to guide the efforts and directi…
Mane attraction: Horse visit on Gasparilla Island
On Saturday, July 27, two horses were on the beach north of 17th Street. Lee County Ordinance 20-27 prohibits equestrian riding in county parks…
A power boat sank just off the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority swing bridge on Saturday, from a reported collision.
Lee EMS released a “watercraft in distress” and “collision” bulletin that …
In the most recent regional report by Florida Fish and Wildlife, they listed enforcement actions in the July 11, 2024 report:
Wildlife: Officers Lejarzar and Hardgrove were on patrol when they …
A Lee County Sheriff deputy shut down a noisy party boat anchored off the Gasparilla Island State Park beaches over the Fourth of July weekend. The boat was offshore, but it was so loud it ruined …
When marine emergencies require a multi-agency approach, Lee County’s Marine Emergency Response Team, or MERT, provides vital communication among agencies.
On June 22, there were multiple mari…
Last Wednesday afternoon, July 10, Silvia McCoy, a trauma nurse who runs Rescue Garage of North Port, was at the Boca Grande Fire Department for the final day of IV training. Members of the depart…
