Keep The Wreath Green: Fire Destroys Mobile Home, Three Injured

December 3, 2016

A structure fire on the 1800 block of Atlanta Ave. in Pensacola represents the first red bulb on the “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety wreath. Escambia County Emergency Communications received a phone call reporting the residential fire at 12:55 a.m. on Friday.  Crews arrived on scene at 1:02 a.m. to find a working fire covering approximately half a single-wide mobile home. Two adults and one child were transported to local hospitals in stable condition. The fire was called under control at 1:23 a.m. with the home being deemed a total loss and the Florida State Fire Marshal called to investigate.

The “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety campaign is a collaborative initiative with the city of Pensacola to promote fire safety during the month of December. During the month-long campaign, five-foot wreaths are on display at 18 county fire stations and five city fire stations, with wreaths also placed outside Escambia County’s Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building downtown, the Escambia County Public Safety Building, Pensacola City Hall and Cordova Mall near the food court entrance. Each time firefighters respond to a residential fire with damage, a green light bulb will be replaced with a red one to remind citizens of the dangers posed by fires in residential home.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News