Operations Deputy Chief Jacob Lamb

The Operations Division is overseen by the Deputy Fire Chief. Operations include the suppression of fires, emergency medical response, technical rescue, Incident Command and other emergency mitigation.

The Fort Myers Shores Fire Department is protected from two strategically placed fire stations and by three shifts of Operations members. Each shift at each station works 24 hours and is off 48 hours. Each station is managed by a Captain who leads their crew of Engineers and Firefighters. Occasionally, there will be Volunteer firefighters and other support staff on hand.

The Operations members of the Fort Myers Shores Fire Department consist of members who have dedicated their lives to serving and saving others. All our firefighters are Florida State Certified Firefighters and Florida State Certified Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) with some members achieving their Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (EMT-P).

With a large portion of our district boundary bordering the Caloosahatchee River, several of our Operations members are Public Safety skin diver certified for surface and swift water rescue. This includes pools, canals and other man-made waterways. The Operations members are true professionals that train constantly in order to always provide service exceeding the expectations of our community!

EMERGENCY

We respond to a wide range of emergency incidents that require our immediate attention:

• Fire Suppression – Structural fires, vehicle fires, and wild land/brush fires

• Emergency Medical Services – Medical and trauma emergencies

• Vehicle accidents

• Special operations – Confined spaces, Rope rescue, Trench rescue, Swift water and canal/waterway rescue, Technical extrication, and Hazardous incidents