Starting in January, first responders will have a new tool at their disposal while they do their job.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation SB 184, creating a 25-foot "halo" for firefighters, police and medics. People will be required to stay back while they're at scenes.
Fort Myers Fire Department Battalion Chief Paul Dearmond knows people are often curious about what they're doing at scenes. Sometimes, it can become a distraction.
"We have lots of people stopping and trying to figure out what's going on, seeing if they can help and sometimes they have good intentions, and sometimes that escalates the situation," Dearmond said.
Something he sees every single day as a first responder. He never thought there would ever be a law created to give them space, but he knows it's necessary.
"I never was really worried about my safety as a for a bystander passerby, but as the time goes on, you start thinking more and more about what may happen on an incident that doesn't involve necessarily me, but the bystanders around as well," he said.
The law not only gives 25 feet of space at these scenes, you can't threaten or harass them while working.
"I think you need to give law enforcement a break. Because on these scenes, they have to worry about where the people are trampling all over everything, and they do get too close. So you got to give these guys a break and let them do their job and keep the scene clean," said Robert Lewis, a Fort Myers resident.
"I mean, I see it happen all the time. A lot of times, people are trying to be heroes or a good Samaritan, trying to help, but they're really just getting in the way," Ozzie Morrbel, a Taco Works worker, told NBC2.
If you break this law, you can end up in jail for 60 days and face fines of up to $500; the law will begin on Jan. 1.