Minutes January 16 2026 Regular Board Meeting
Upper Captiva Fire Protection and Rescue Service District, Lee County, Florida
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The Upper Captiva Fire & Rescue District held a regular board meeting on January 16, 2026, where commissioners reviewed unapproved minutes from December 19, 2025 (approved 5-0) and discussed a major agenda item: a preliminary report on the January 13, 2026 fire at 4491 Cutlass. The chief provided details on the fire's cause (golf cart charging under the house) and subsequent re-ignition in the attic, with extensive public comment addressing detection gaps, unattended scene monitoring between 2:00-6:30 PM, equipment failures (cracked pump in tanker truck), and community prevention measures. The board deferred New Business items 5A (Budget Amendment #26-1) and 5B (Chief disability pay) to February, and postponed a road maintenance tractor purchase decision to allow the chief to investigate high-capacity saltwater pumps...
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