Development

Estero Fire Rescue

The Estero Fire Rescue District was established in 1976 to provide emergency services to the Estero area, as defined in the map below.

Recent population growth has led to several new fire stations in the district. The District has a five year growth plan available online at: http://esterofire.org/ExtAttack2005.pdf.

Emergency Management

The Estero Fire Rescue district provides Emergency Preparedness Plans for residential communities to assist them in preparing for crisis situations. Provided here are:

• Guidelines for Preparing an Emergency Preparedness Plan for Residential Communities
  • 50-99 residential units
  • 100+ residential units
  • Marina or multi-slip docking facility
• Blank Emergency Preparedness Form
  • .pdf version    
  • MS Word .doc version
• Communities with Emergency Preparedness Plans

Stations

George Horn Station #1

Location: located between Broadway and Corkscrew on US 41

Developers: Estero Fire Rescue

Type of Development: Fire Station

Size and Scope:

Opened: August 2002, replacing the original fire station

Coconut Point Station #2

Location: on Sweetwater Ranch Road, a new road that leads into the Rapallo Development and Coconut Point, directly across from the entrance to Fountain Lakes on US 41

Developers: Estero Fire Rescue

Type of Development: Fire Station

Size and Scope:

Opened: September 2005

Three Oaks Station #3

Location: ¼ mile south of Corkscrew Road on Three Oaks Parkway

Developers: Estero Fire Rescue

Type of Development: Fire Station

Size and Scope:

Opened: March 2002

Stoneybrook Station #4

Location: east of I-75 on the south side of Corkscrew Road between the water plant and Pinewoods Elementary School

Developers: Estero Fire Rescue

Type of Development: Fire Station

Size and Scope:

Opened: March 2003

Administrative Facility

Location: on Three Oaks Parkway south of Corkscrew Road, adjacent to existing fire house

Developers: Estero Fire Rescue

Type of Development: Fire Station

Size and Scope: 30,000 sq. ft. building

Future Stations Planned after 2009

• Corkscrew Road at Alico Road
• Corkscrew Road at Carter Road

Meetings

• Hearing Examiner Hearing: May 2006 on Administration Building

Documents

• July 2008 EDRC - Stealth Communications Cell Tower

• February 2008 ECCL Minutes - Consolidation
• November 2004 EDRC Minutes - Estero Fire
• March 2003 EDRC Minutes - Coconut Point Station

Estero Development Report Articles

August 2012 - Estero Fire Rescue Holds Budget Workshop and  Sets Proposed Millage Rate
March 2012 - Estero Fire Rescue Works with Other Fire Districts To Increase Effectiveness and Reduce Cost
March 2012 - Collier Planning Commission Recommends Denial of Lost Grove Mine
November 2011 - ECCL Weighs in on Bonita Springs Ambulance Proposal
September 2011 - Estero Fire Rescue 2012 Tax Millage Rate and Budget Finalized
August 2011 - Estero Fire Rescue 2012 Budget and Tax Hearings
March 2011 - Fire Districts Vote Down Merger
February 2011 - Fire Districts Meet to Consider Consolidation
February 2010 - Final Consolidation Report
March 2009 - Fire District Merger Study Update
February 2009 - Fire District Merger Study Update
January 2009 - Fire District Merger Study Gets Underway
June 2008 - Fire District Merger Consultant Selected
January 2008 - Consolidation of Estero, Bonita Springs and San Carlos Park Fire Districts
February 2006 - Estero Fire Rescue Responses and Growth
April 2005 - Estero Fire Rescue Service Growth
December 2004 - Progress Report on Coconut Point Station
September 2004 - Need for Temporary Headquarters Relocation
May 2004 - Estero Fire Rescue Board Vacancy
August 2003 - Estero's Fourth Fire Station - Coconut Point
June 2003 - Estero Fire Headquarters Presents to ECCP
May 2003 - Free Disaster Preparedness Training from EFR
March 2003 - Coconut Point Station Courtesy Presentation to EDRC
February 2003 - New Stations and Fire Insurance Review
December 2002 - Estero Fire Rescue Service Expansion Report: Stoneybrook and Coconut Point Stations & Impact Fees
June 2002 - Three Oaks Station begun, County Road Station open
April 2002 - Estero Fire Rescue funding for new firehouses approved
March 2002 - Three Oaks Station Begins Operation
October 2001 - Final Fire Rescue Tax Rate
July 2001 - Estero Fire Rescue Tax Rate