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December Ends With Four Escambia Residential Fires
January 2, 2012
Escambia County’s “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety campaign came to an end Saturday night with four December residential fires recorded in the county.
One of the fires was in North Escambia — a home on Washington Street in Cantonment was destroyed by fire in the early morning hours of December 30. [Read more...]
By comparison, the 2010 Keep the Wreath Green campaign ended with 18 red bulbs representing residential fires, with 15 of those fire occurring by Christmas Eve. In 2009, there were a dozen fires during the period.
In the wreath campaign, each time firefighters responded to a residential fire in Escambia County, a green light bulb was replaced with a red one to remind citizens of the dangers posed by holiday decorations.
Pictured: This home on Washington Street in Cantonment was destroyed by fire in the early morning hours of December 30. Click here for more photos.
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