Fire Destroys Cantonment Home (With Photo Gallery)

September 18, 2012

Fire completely destroyed a vacant home in Cantonment early Tuesday morning.

For a photo gallery, click here.

The fire broke out about 2:30 a.m. on Booker Street. The fire firefighters on scene reported that the house was fully involved when they arrive. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office.

There were no injuries reported.

The Cantonment, Molino, Ensley, Beulah and Bellview stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the blaze, along with Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Pictured: This house on Booker Street in Cantonment was fully involved when the first firefighters arrived on scene early Tuesday morning on Booker Street. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.

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10 Responses to “Fire Destroys Cantonment Home (With Photo Gallery)”

  1. TAXPAYER on September 21st, 2012 2:12 pm

    hey VOL FIREFIGHTER found this on google…. The Firefighter Minimum Standards course consists of a minimum of 398-hours of training. The first 206-hours includes NFPA Firefighter I and Florida specific requirements. The following 192-hours includes NFPA Firefighter II and Florida specific requirements.

    SO IF YOU ARE FIRE 1 WITH 160???? YOU ARE NOT THE SAME THING AS FIRE 2 WITH 398 HRS!!!!! SO YOU CANNOT EVEN GET A FULL TIME PAID JOB IN FLORIDA WITH 160 HRS. EXPLAIN TO ME HOW I’M WRONG?

  2. Another vol firefighter! on September 21st, 2012 1:55 pm

    To taxpayer if the county could afford to put career firefighters in every station .this county is broke as it is. You really need to know what your talking about before popping off. If you knew what we go through just to be come vol, you would have nothing to say. We ARE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARD AS CAREER FIREFIGHTERS!!! We have to take a 160 hr class and TEST TO FLORIDAS STANDARDS BEFORE WE EVEN GET ANY MONEY. Every thing we go up in rank we have to take more classes ON OUR OWN TIME!!!! We work are tails off to get the little bit of money we get, that hardly pays for GAS!!! Listen I understand you point but but don’t bash us. When you have life threatening problem in the middle of the night you will be more thank happy to see us come though the door.

  3. TAXPAYER on September 21st, 2012 12:47 pm

    Hey (not you) i am already paying for 100’s of vol’s that’s a conflicting statement in it self…. sounds to me more like its a part time job, so i say get ride of all vol’s and move the funds the fund that you were paying them with, and put paid in thier place. Does anyone know how much the county pays out for the vol’s each month? i bet you could hire a good number of people? And to you “vol firefighter” i think it was even on this website that one of the cheifs said his station couldn’t run calls due to lack of vols’….. so if i had to choose between 3 or 4 paid guys or not enough vol’s due to what ever reason, i will take the pay. Or accrodning to you we could save even more money by having vol cops, medics, doctors, judges, lawers, i know i would love to have somone that is a vol operate on me. And if the vol’s have to have the same training as the paid guys that’s disturbing. I would be offended if i was paid. but what do i know … i’m just a TAXPAYER.

  4. Not You on September 20th, 2012 11:04 pm

    @TAXPAYER: Are you willing for the tax increase required to fund the $1 million dollars a year required to man that station 24/7?

  5. Volunteer firefighter on September 20th, 2012 10:11 pm

    Dear taxpayer, just a heads up on that, but volunteers are held to the same standards and professionalism as a “paid” crew. And what we offer that’s better than that is that we are here to serve OUR community, OUR friends, OUR family and neighbors. It’s not just a job to us. We do this because we care about the place we live and the people in it. We work 40+ hr weeks and still get up in the middle of the night or dinner or family time to run and help not only the people we know but strangers as well. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with the “paid” crews. It’s nice to know that there’s someone there no matter what. But with a career crew you have 3 or 4 firefighters from a certain area for every call. With volunteers you have many more that might come from right down the street to help. And if you’re really concerned, then join a volunteer department. See for yourself and do something about it. People love to complain, but when it comes to doing something to help,nada. We would love to have more volunteers. Join us and make a difference. Save lives. And gain knowledge to help those in need.

  6. TAXPAYER on September 20th, 2012 9:01 am

    MAYBE THIS WILL HELP GET A “PAID” CREW IN HERE. CAN’T EXPECT AS GOOD OF A RESPONSE TIME AT 2 IN THE MORNING WHEN ALL WE GOT IS VOLS AT NIGHT. NOT SAYING VOLS ARE BAD BY ANY MEANS OR THAT THEY WOULD OF BE ABLE TO SAVE THE HOUSE IT WAS VACANY ANAYWAY. BUT THERE IS TOO BIG OF A POPULATION TO NOT HAVE 24 HR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSE.

  7. Ray on September 18th, 2012 9:25 am

    Thanks to all of our HEROS and thank to Kristi for some ausome pictures great job, I to am glade no one was hurt.

  8. Jane on September 18th, 2012 9:12 am

    I agree with Molino Mom…we should be thankful for all our emergency response and police! Thank you all for all you do every day!!!

  9. Molino Mom on September 18th, 2012 7:55 am

    Awesome pictures Kristi. Thank you.

    This is what our firefighters face all the time. We should thank all firefighters paramedics, deputies and policemen when we see them eating out, on the street, or any place we see them, they are just a call away from this every day or night.

    Thank you firefighters, paramedics, deputies and policemen for being there when we need you!

  10. MicheleG on September 18th, 2012 7:50 am

    2:30 was when that god aweful storm came through. Bet it was lightening! Glad no one was hurt

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