The city has a population of approximately 47,000. Lee County is approximately 
370,000.
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Fort Myers Fire Rescue has a strength of 88 fire-fighting/emergency-operation 
personnel. Total personnel with office support is 103.
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Fire Prevention has one Fire Marshall and three Fire Safety Inspectors. 
They perform Blue Print review, Building Inspection, and Code Enforcement. Our 
policy is to show the value of fire safety; however, we can cite if the need 
arises.
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The total emergency calls for 1995 were 11,118. Fire emergencies were 3,563 
while medical emergencies were 7,548.