North Collier Fire

The last place you would normally expect to find a firefighter is at the ocean. But that’s exactly where they were recently as North Collier Fire Control and Rescue unveiled the first ocean rescue tower in Collier County.

North Collier Fire Control & Rescue District will host a dedication and deployment ceremony Friday morning for Ocean Rescue Tower 29, the district's first such tower on Naples Beach.

North Collier Fire Control & Rescue has put a new mobile integrated healthcare unit into service on July 20. The mobile unit will provide care for patients with certain non-emergent medical needs.

Shortly after the sun hits the sand Wednesday morning on Vanderbilt Beach in Collier County, there will be more new there than just the usual detritus the Gulf tossed ashore. What will be new will be lifeguards. Real, living men and women who's job it is to watch the waves and water and be prepared to dive right in to help anyone needing a hand.

The Newman Fire, which broke out in east Naples along the Picayune State Forest this week, was the third of four notable wildfires in the Western Everglades over the last six weeks.

2025 was the driest year in over a decade for the Sunshine State. The lack of perception has been felt hard in Southwest Florida, where current extreme drought conditions are the worst since 2001.

North Collier Fire Control & Rescue District is the first fire department in Florida to introduce plant fiber children's helmets.

North Collier Fire Control and Rescue recently made some changes that it hopes will enhance emergency response in the area. WGCU’s Cary Barbor has details.

The leading cause of death for young children in Southwest Florida, drowning, is highly preventable.

Voting for the Hero Dog Awards is live now until October 9 at www.herodogawards.org. You can vote once a day, every day, in support of Tank and the North Collier Fire and Rescue family that cares for him.