A car fire that shut down a Lehigh Acres intersection Friday is being investigated. The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District responded around 9 a.m. to a burning car in the middle of the road at Connie Avenue and 11th Street West. No one was injured, and the intersection remains closed. The fire marshal […]
A building in Lehigh Acres was severely damaged by a fire early Tuesday morning. Dense smoke and fire could be seen coming from a two-story detached garage on the 900 block of Jefferson Avenue after the blaze was reported around 2:30 a.m. Though the fire was extinguished by the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue […]
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District urges resident to take care.
The fire district warns residents to be extra diligent when it comes to keeping a defensible space around their property and trimming overgrown bushes and trees.
The dry weather and lack of rain provide the perfect mixture for wildfires to start, officials said.
Lehigh Acres is seeing an increase this season and firefighters are reminding everyone to stay alert.
Dried brush can create a potentially dangerous problem, especially in Lehigh which is made up of approximately 90,000 vacant lots.
District spokesperson Katie Heck recommends taking extra care when dealing with anything that can be flammable.
Lehigh Acres Fire District officially breaks ground for Station 106
By MELISSA BILL - | Jan 22, 2021
Lieutenant Jeromy Vandermuelen, Firefighter Nicholas Classetti, Commissioner Melissa Barry, Engineer Kevin Martin, Commissioner Robert Bennett, Chief Robert DiLallo, Commissioner Lucia Sherman, Captain Anthony Rocco, Deputy Chief Rodolfo Naranjo, Division Chief Oreste Borrego, Lieutenant James Edinger, Assistant Chief Ken Bennett. PHOTO PROVIDED
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District has taken the first symbolic step to kick off construction of the community’s next fire station, breaking ground at the site for Station 106.
The day marked another step closer for the districts’ pursuit of finally having its sixth fire station up and going to serve the residents of Lehigh.