Fire district participates in hurricane drill
The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District will participate in a Point of Distribution drill, Thursday June 4, from 9 a.m. until noon.
The POD exercise will take place at Santini Plaza at 7205 Estero Blvd., and is held in conjunction with the Florida Department of Emergency Management statewide hurricane exercise. FMBFCD and its Community Emergency Response Team would play a key role in providing information and emergency supplies to the Fort Myers Beach community via a POD in the event of a disaster. Lee County Emergency Management and Iona McGregor Fire District will also take part in exercise.
FMBFCD encourages citizens to create hurricane plans for their families in the event of a storm. Hurricane season runs through November 30. Residents can visit www.fmbfire.org or www.ready.gov for more information concerning Hurricane preparedness.