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Wreath Campaign Ends With Two Residential Fires In North Escambia
January 1, 2008
Back on November 30, Escambia County kicked off the “Keep the Wreath Green” campaign, with five foot wreaths outside twelve county facilities. A red bulb replaced a green everytime a residential fire was reported. Eleven bulbs were replaced by red, with two of the bulbs representing fires in the North Escambia area. The wreath at the Century fire station is pictured. A wreath was also in place at the McDavid fire station.
On Wednesday, December 12 at 1:45 p.m. a fire was reported in the 5400 block of Still Road in Walnut Hill (pictured below left). Fire fighters from Walnut Hill, Century, McDavid, Molino and Atmore responded to the fire. Upon arrival they found a mobile home with a fire in the kitchen. There were two people in the trailer at the time of the fire, and they were able to escape without injury.
The fire caused major damages to the kitchen area and moderate smoke and heat damage throughout the rest of the home. The cause of the fire was a pot left unattended on the stove. The American Red Cross was called to the scene to assist the family. This was the sixth red bulb in the county.
The ninth red bulb in the county appeared after a fire December 16, 2007 at 5:47 p.m. in the 800 block of
On December 19, an unoccupied dwelling in the 100 block of Highway 4 burned (pictured above). The house was fully involved when firefighters arrived on scene; it was a total loss. There were no injuries reported. Firefighters from McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, and Molino responded to the fire about 12:10 in the afternoon. Since this was an unoccupied house, a red bulb was not lit in the county’s wreath campaign.
There were 16 red bulbs representing residential fires during the same period last year.
Escambia County has a smoke detector program in place. If you need assistance with smoke detectors for your home, call 595-HERO.
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