Cape Coral fire stations giving out free backpack flashers for students

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK)—The Cape Coral Fire Department is giving out free reflective backpack flashers to help keep students safe as they head back to school this week.

Fire Chief Mike Russell said many students walk or wait for the bus in the mornings when it is still dark out. To help them be more visible as they make their way to school, the department encourages parents to pick up a free backpack flasher from any Cape Coral fire station.

Reflective backpack flashers are available at all 13 Cape Coral fire stations and Fire Headquarters. Locations include:

• Station 1 at 4610 Coronado Parkway
• Station 2 at 521 Nicholas Parkway
• Station 3 at 1627 Everest Parkway
• Station 4 at 2007 Santa Barbara Boulevard
• Station 5 at 1029 Diplomat Parkway
• Station 6 at 4540 Chiquita Boulevard
• Station 7 at 3942 Burnt Store Road and
• Station 8 at 707 Southwest First Street

"Many students walk or wait for the bus in the mornings when it is still dark out," Russell said. "To help them be more visible as they make their way to school, we encourage parents to pick up a free backpack flasher from any of our Cape Coral fire stations."

Additional locations include Station 9 at 4107 Pelican Boulevard, Station 10 at 3623 Gator Circle, Station 11 at 1038 Burnt Store Road, Station 12 at 2129 Chiquita Boulevard, Station 13 at 2025 Southeast Sixth Street and Fire Headquarters/EOC at 1115 Southeast Ninth Avenue.