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Fire Department training at Innlet

August 22, 2024
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

The Boca Grande Fire Department got permission to use The Innlet for training last week. Photographed on Wednesday, Aug. 13, groups of firefighters ran through drills outside and upstairs at the...

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Inn summer camp visits the fire department

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...

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Boca Grande Fire Department wins Florida Press award for public service project

August 8, 2024
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

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...

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Front line voice for island first responders, Julie Brooks

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...

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Marine rescue system MERT assists with boaters in distress

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...

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IV training at the Boca Grande Fire Department

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...

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New at the Boca Grande Fire Department, Gavin Morley

Gavin Morley is among the newest members of the Boca Grande Fire Department. He is not a rookie at firefighting though, since he served on the Charlotte County Fire Department for five years,...

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Propeller strike highlights dangerous boating weekend

Useppa assists in boat resembling beached whale Area fire and EMS had a busy afternoon last Saturday, June 22, with calls of an overturned boat in the pass and a prop strike. The Boca...

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: From Beach Rescue to Boca Grande, Sarah Cislo, firefighter

Sarah Cislo grew up with sisters, but she seems to have a good handle on working in what is usually a “man’s world.” Sarah is one of two new firefighters at the Boca Grande Fire Department. She is...

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Testing emergency prep at BGFD

The Boca Grande Fire Department held a hurricane training session for island organization leaders on Thursday, June 13. Leaders from the Health Clinic, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, The...

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