Tag: Cape Coral Fire Department

Cape Coral issues burn ban to limit fire hazard

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 26, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Cape Coral issued a temporary burn ban Wednesday to limit fire hazards within the city. The burn ban is in place to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Cape Coral residents, the Cape Coral Fire Department said. It prohibits recreational burns, including fire pits and campfires, and city permitted burns, which includes bonfires and land clearing control burns. Fires solely for cooking purposes where the fire, flames, and heat generated are fully contained within the confines of the device being used are still allowed. The burn ban will be in effect until the...

Pickup truck bursts into flames on Cape Coral roadway

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 25, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Fire crews were able to contain a vehicle fire that stopped all southbound traffic on Del Prado Boulevard on Monday evening. The fire erupted around 4:30 p.m. and rescue crews rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire with foam. Firefighting foam is a blanketing and cooling agent that not only extinguishes flames, but also minimizes chemical vapors that firefighters come in contact with while on the job. It’s not known what started the fire, but no injuries have been reported. The post Pickup truck bursts into flames on Cape Coral roadway appeared...

Two rushed to the hospital after crash involving two trucks in Cape Coral

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 19, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Two people were rushed to the hospital after a Cape Coral crash involving a septic pump truck and a furniture delivery truck on Wednesday. Burnt Store Road was closed in both directions near Embers Parkway for hours after the crash, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. The Cape Coral Fire Department confirmed the furniture delivery truck was an alternative fuel vehicle operating on natural gas. Firefighters and hazmat techs mitigated the leak and secured the scene of all hazards and provided patient care. One person was taken to the hospital with serious...