North Collier Fire

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.

The Clinician Awareness Program, which was taught recently at North Collier Fire & Rescue, teaches mental health clinicians about the fire service so they can better serve firefighters seeking counseling.

Since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, nearly 10,000 first responders and others who were near the World Trade Center following the attack…

Depending on where you are in Southwest Florida, you may have seen some lingering smoke this week, but no matter where you are, you almost definitely…