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Fire Districts in Florida are funded by property taxes. In recent years they’ve seen their budgets shrink along with the value of the homes they’re meant to protect. Next Tuesday voters in one Lee County fire district will be asked if they’d like to try a different approach: a flat fee annual assessment...
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U.S. Congressman Connie Mack met with Emergency Operations officials and a boom manufacturer in Bonita Springs Wednesday. The Fort Myers Republican reiterated his anger about the federal response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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U.S. Senator Bill Nelson made stops in Fort Myers and Sarasota Wednesday. He’s introducing a bill directing the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration to come up with a plan for measuring and dealing with oil in underwater plumes from the Deepwater Horizon blowout within 45 days. The Florida...
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The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice held an event on Wednesday in Sarasota recognizing the adoption of 9-1-1 reform legislation in Florida. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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Officials with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation say the state backed insurer is entering the 2010 hurricane season in the best financial condition it’s ever experienced. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide more than 8 million dollars to rebuild portions of the Immokalee State Farmer’s Market destroyed by Hurricane Wilma four years ago. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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Collier County Commissioner Jim Coletta was in Washington Wednesday speaking before a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing about the nation’s emergency alert system. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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More than a hundred firefighters, recruits, law enforcement and emergency workers were at the Imaginarium in Fort Myers on Friday for the eighth annual 9-11 remembrance. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
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This Labor Day there are extra police patrols on the roads and emergency crews are on alert. Imagine working 12 or 24 hour shifts - taking quick naps in between – eating on the run – and often dealing with severe injuries and death. This is a typical day for people who work in the emergency medical services...
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An independent study released this week is calling for an overhaul of Florida's 911 system. It was prompted by the murder of a North Port woman last year who may have been saved if Charlotte County 9-1-1 operators hadn't mishandled a call for help. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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