(Fort Myers, FL: August 17, 2009) - Fort Myers Fire Chief Kenny Dobson has been appointed co-chair for the Regional Domestic Security Task Force. Dobson will fill the vacancy left by San Carlos Park Fire Department Chief, Nat Ippolito. The Regional Domestic Security Task Force is comprised of a 10-county region covering Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Manatee, Sarasota, Desoto, Glades, Okeechobee, Highlands and Hendry counties. The group was formed following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and incorporates fire, law enforcement, medical, emergency management and public information. Dobson has worked nearly 20 years with the Fort Myers Fire Department, serving the last three years as fire chief.
