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December 11, 2011
Two red bulbs were added Saturday during the Escambia County and City of Pensacola “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety campaign after two homes were damaged by fire.
A fire Friday night damaged a home in the 800 block of Madison Drive. Firefighters arrived at 7:58 p.m. and found a fire in the kitchen of the home. The fire, declared out at 8:41 p.m., caused moderate damage to the kitchen and attic and smoke and heat damage throughout the rest of the home. The cause of the fire was an electrical short near a ceiling fan. Firefighters from Osceola, West Pensacola, Brent and Myrtle Grove responded to the scene.
A fire Saturday at 12:54 p.m. damaged a home in the 5700 block of Wickford Lane. Firefighters arrived at 1:03 p.m. and found a fire in the attic of the home. The fire, declared out at 1:17 p.m., caused moderate damage to the attic and air conditioning unit of the home. The cause of the fire was determined to have been from an electrical problem. Firefighters from Bellview, Brent, Osceola, Myrtle Grove and the Navy responded to the fire.
Escambia County Fire-Rescue and the City of Pensacola Fire Department will continue the “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety campaign throughout the holiday season. Each time firefighters respond to a residential fire, a green light bulb will be replaced with a red one to remind citizens of the dangers posed by holiday decorations.
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Shouldn’t the bulbs just be added when there is a fire caused by Christmas decorations? I thought that was the point of the campaign each year…..Safety with the decor.