{"id":39581,"date":"2016-04-06T10:56:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T14:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=39581"},"modified":"2016-04-06T19:07:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T23:07:19","slug":"closest-fire-engine-was-out-of-service-during-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2016\/04\/closest-fire-engine-was-out-of-service-during-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Closest Fire Engine Was
OUT OF SERVICE During A Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"On Saturday April 2, 2016 around 9 pm the Lehigh Acres Fire Department responded to a house fire\u00a0at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Devon Street.<\/p>\n

But the closet fire engine by 1.6 miles did not response to the fire at all. Because Chief Wayne and Battalion Chief Delgado placed fire engine 105 out service that day, not for mechanical reasons but to save to personal costs.<\/p>\n

Fire Chief Wayne is calling it \u201ccreative staffing\u201d. So what is your life and property worth, when fire station 105 engine is not manned all the time?<\/p>\n

Residents around Lehigh Acres Fire Station 105 on Bell Blvd have been seeing jumps in the cost of homeowner insurance of 80 to 150% in the last year. Lehigh Acres Gazette has received multitude of inquiries about insurance rates and the Lehigh Acres Fire Dept.<\/p>\n

So we have done a little snooping around and what did we find a \u201cTo Whom It May Concern\u201d letter penned by Lehigh Acres Department Fire Marshal Ken Bennett, dated Effective June 2015.<\/p>\n

Will called the Fire Department to verify\u00a0the letter\u00a0and Chief John Wayne was on vacation, but one of the administrative staff did verify\u00a0the letter\u00a0and stated it is still in effect.<\/p>\n

It states, \u201dAt this time Station 105 located at 636 Thomas Sherwin Ave S. Lehigh Acres, Fl. 33974 is also staffed 24 hours per day, seven(7) days a week with an ALS Ambulance. Where staffing levels will allow, a fire engine will be placed in service on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

This statement means that this fire truck is not in operation 24\/7 only the ambulance is.<\/p>\n

Out of all six insurance companies we talked to, all have now adjusted the area around station 105 a PROTECTION CLASS 10 which the most expensive to have. WHY?<\/p>\n

According to one Insurance agent in town we cannot fix this issue only the fire department can.<\/p>\n

This is not want the voters voted for in November 2014 then the Fire Fee Assessment passed. Fire Chef John Wayne and the Fire Board promised fully man stations so this would not be an issue. .<\/p>\n

Wayne was quoted to say, it would less expense to pay the Fire assessment than having your homeowner insurance go up. Gee, it looks like same voters get both.<\/p>\n

So does Wayne owe the taxpayers around Station 105 a refund of their fire fee assessment?<\/p>\n

Now the community has lost a house that can be replaced but next time it could be your home or family life\u2026.. so What\u2019s your Life Worth now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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