diff --git a/src/__tests__/fireEvent.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/fireEvent.test.tsx
index 6e9fb8f01..0da46994e 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/fireEvent.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/fireEvent.test.tsx
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ test('should not fire inside View with pointerEvents="none"', () => {
   );
 
   fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Trigger'));
+  fireEvent(screen.getByText('Trigger'), 'onPress');
   expect(onPress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ test('should not fire inside View with pointerEvents="box-only"', () => {
   );
 
   fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Trigger'));
+  fireEvent(screen.getByText('Trigger'), 'onPress');
   expect(onPress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
@@ -293,7 +295,8 @@ test('should fire inside View with pointerEvents="box-none"', () => {
   );
 
   fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Trigger'));
-  expect(onPress).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  fireEvent(screen.getByText('Trigger'), 'onPress');
+  expect(onPress).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 });
 
 test('should fire inside View with pointerEvents="auto"', () => {
@@ -307,7 +310,8 @@ test('should fire inside View with pointerEvents="auto"', () => {
   );
 
   fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Trigger'));
-  expect(onPress).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  fireEvent(screen.getByText('Trigger'), 'onPress');
+  expect(onPress).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 });
 
 test('should not fire deeply inside View with pointerEvents="box-only"', () => {
@@ -323,6 +327,7 @@ test('should not fire deeply inside View with pointerEvents="box-only"', () => {
   );
 
   fireEvent.press(screen.getByText('Trigger'));
+  fireEvent(screen.getByText('Trigger'), 'onPress');
   expect(onPress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
diff --git a/src/fireEvent.ts b/src/fireEvent.ts
index eb5ce8c28..f32ef6a37 100644
--- a/src/fireEvent.ts
+++ b/src/fireEvent.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,9 @@ import { getHostParent, isHostElement } from './helpers/component-tree';
 import { filterNodeByType } from './helpers/filterNodeByType';
 import { getHostComponentNames } from './helpers/host-component-names';
 
-type EventHandler = (...args: any) => unknown;
-
-const isTextInput = (element?: ReactTestInstance) => {
-  if (!element) {
-    return false;
-  }
+type EventHandler = (...args: unknown[]) => unknown;
 
+function isTextInput(element: ReactTestInstance) {
   // We have to test if the element type is either the `TextInput` component
   // (for composite component) or the string "TextInput" (for host component)
   // All queries return host components but since fireEvent bubbles up
@@ -20,18 +16,22 @@ const isTextInput = (element?: ReactTestInstance) => {
     filterNodeByType(element, TextInput) ||
     filterNodeByType(element, getHostComponentNames().textInput)
   );
-};
+}
 
-const isTouchResponder = (element?: ReactTestInstance) => {
-  if (!isHostElement(element)) return false;
+function isTouchResponder(element: ReactTestInstance) {
+  if (!isHostElement(element)) {
+    return false;
+  }
 
-  return !!element?.props.onStartShouldSetResponder || isTextInput(element);
-};
+  return (
+    Boolean(element.props.onStartShouldSetResponder) || isTextInput(element)
+  );
+}
 
-const isPointerEventEnabled = (
+function isPointerEventEnabled(
   element: ReactTestInstance,
   isParent?: boolean
-): boolean => {
+): boolean {
   const pointerEvents = element.props.pointerEvents;
   if (pointerEvents === 'none') {
     return false;
@@ -47,54 +47,60 @@ const isPointerEventEnabled = (
   }
 
   return isPointerEventEnabled(parent, true);
-};
+}
+
+// Due to accepting both `press` and `onPress` for event names, we need to
+// cover both forms.
+const touchEventNames = ['press', 'onPress'];
 
-const isTouchEvent = (eventName?: string) => {
-  return eventName === 'press';
-};
+function isTouchEvent(eventName: string) {
+  return touchEventNames.includes(eventName);
+}
 
-const isEventEnabled = (
+function isEventEnabled(
   element: ReactTestInstance,
-  touchResponder?: ReactTestInstance,
-  eventName?: string
-) => {
-  if (isTextInput(element)) return element?.props.editable !== false;
-  if (!isPointerEventEnabled(element) && isTouchEvent(eventName)) return false;
+  eventName: string,
+  nearestTouchResponder?: ReactTestInstance
+) {
+  if (isTextInput(element)) {
+    return element.props.editable !== false;
+  }
 
-  const touchStart = touchResponder?.props.onStartShouldSetResponder?.();
-  const touchMove = touchResponder?.props.onMoveShouldSetResponder?.();
+  if (isTouchEvent(eventName) && !isPointerEventEnabled(element)) {
+    return false;
+  }
 
-  if (touchStart || touchMove) return true;
+  const touchStart = nearestTouchResponder?.props.onStartShouldSetResponder?.();
+  const touchMove = nearestTouchResponder?.props.onMoveShouldSetResponder?.();
+  if (touchStart || touchMove) {
+    return true;
+  }
 
   return touchStart === undefined && touchMove === undefined;
-};
+}
 
-const findEventHandler = (
+function findEventHandler(
   element: ReactTestInstance,
   eventName: string,
-  callsite?: any,
   nearestTouchResponder?: ReactTestInstance
-): EventHandler | null => {
+): EventHandler | null {
   const touchResponder = isTouchResponder(element)
     ? element
     : nearestTouchResponder;
 
   const handler = getEventHandler(element, eventName);
-  if (handler && isEventEnabled(element, touchResponder, eventName))
+  if (handler && isEventEnabled(element, eventName, touchResponder))
     return handler;
 
   if (element.parent === null || element.parent.parent === null) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  return findEventHandler(element.parent, eventName, callsite, touchResponder);
-};
+  return findEventHandler(element.parent, eventName, touchResponder);
+}
 
-const getEventHandler = (
-  element: ReactTestInstance,
-  eventName: string
-): EventHandler | undefined => {
-  const eventHandlerName = toEventHandlerName(eventName);
+function getEventHandler(element: ReactTestInstance, eventName: string) {
+  const eventHandlerName = getEventHandlerName(eventName);
   if (typeof element.props[eventHandlerName] === 'function') {
     return element.props[eventHandlerName];
   }
@@ -104,49 +110,37 @@ const getEventHandler = (
   }
 
   return undefined;
-};
+}
+
+function getEventHandlerName(eventName: string) {
+  return `on${eventName.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${eventName.slice(1)}`;
+}
 
-const invokeEvent = (
+function fireEvent(
   element: ReactTestInstance,
   eventName: string,
-  callsite?: any,
-  ...data: Array<any>
-) => {
-  const handler = findEventHandler(element, eventName, callsite);
-
+  ...data: unknown[]
+) {
+  const handler = findEventHandler(element, eventName);
   if (!handler) {
     return;
   }
 
   let returnValue;
-
   act(() => {
     returnValue = handler(...data);
   });
 
   return returnValue;
-};
-
-const toEventHandlerName = (eventName: string) =>
-  `on${eventName.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${eventName.slice(1)}`;
+}
 
-const pressHandler = (element: ReactTestInstance, ...data: Array<any>): void =>
-  invokeEvent(element, 'press', pressHandler, ...data);
-const changeTextHandler = (
-  element: ReactTestInstance,
-  ...data: Array<any>
-): void => invokeEvent(element, 'changeText', changeTextHandler, ...data);
-const scrollHandler = (element: ReactTestInstance, ...data: Array<any>): void =>
-  invokeEvent(element, 'scroll', scrollHandler, ...data);
+fireEvent.press = (element: ReactTestInstance, ...data: unknown[]) =>
+  fireEvent(element, 'press', ...data);
 
-const fireEvent = (
-  element: ReactTestInstance,
-  eventName: string,
-  ...data: Array<any>
-): void => invokeEvent(element, eventName, fireEvent, ...data);
+fireEvent.changeText = (element: ReactTestInstance, ...data: unknown[]) =>
+  fireEvent(element, 'changeText', ...data);
 
-fireEvent.press = pressHandler;
-fireEvent.changeText = changeTextHandler;
-fireEvent.scroll = scrollHandler;
+fireEvent.scroll = (element: ReactTestInstance, ...data: unknown[]) =>
+  fireEvent(element, 'scroll', ...data);
 
 export default fireEvent;