Police & Fire News

Memories of September 11, 2001: 20 years has proved that our lives will never be the same…

September 10, 2021

On the evening of September 11, 2001, there were many types of reactions taking place in homes across the country, and around the world. Whether y…

New sod on causeway might be cursed by the fire gods (or grown by aliens), ambulance responds to two envenomation calls

July 23, 2021

If you wear white to a party, you’re bound to spill wine on your shirt. If you buy a brand-new car, you’re bound to get a door ding within the fir…

Boca Grande Fire, LCSO respond to several accidents on the island this week

June 11, 2021

STAFF REPORT – Local first responders responded to three different accidents on the island this week, but luckily none with serious injury involved…

Boca Grande Fire Department responds to drowning

October 8, 2021

Just before midnight on Sunday, Sept. 26 the Boca Grande Fire Department received a call of a person who had drowned near the Boca Grande Causeway, in the area of the trestle sandbar. Charlotte Co…

Boca Grande Fire Department receives LIFEPAK 15 from Boca Grande Health Clinic

April 2, 2021

The LIFEPAK 15 monitor/defibrillator shown above was purchased for the Boca Grande Fire Department by the Boca Grande Health Clinic. The funds were…

Island firefighters find missing kayaker

March 28, 2021

STAFF REPORT – This past weekend Boca Grande firefighters came to the rescue of a woman in a kayak who was in distress in local waters. On Sunday, …

PROFILE: Deputy David Scozzafava

June 9, 2021

BY T MICHELE WALKER – If you find yourself in town and you see a new face in a Lee County Sheriff’s Office vehicle, make sure to give it a big Boca…

Fire on Dog Island brings about a multi-agency coordinated effort

May 23, 2021

STAFF REPORT – Dog Island, a spit of land just off the Boca Grande Causeway, continued to burn as of press time on Thursday, May 20 after a fire st…

Local deputies, fire, EMS respond to sinking boats and golf cart accidents

May 9, 2021

STAFF REPORT – Local first responders received several calls this weekend, including several boat and golf cart calls. On Saturday, April 24 at app…