Wreath Fire Safety Campaign Ends With 10 Red Bulb Fires

January 3, 2018

The annual “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety campaign ended December 31 with 10 red bulbs, each representing a residential structure fire with damage that displaced an occupant.

A fire Saturday night was the final red bulb. One person was displaced by the fire about 9:40 p.m. at the Fairfield Lake Apartments on Highway 98. None of the fires were in the immediate North Escambia area.

During the month-long campaign, five-foot wreaths were 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 was replaced with a red one to remind citizens of the dangers posed by fires in residential home.

The complete list of red bulb fires is as follows:

1. 9700 block of Aloha Lane in Beulah
2. 8300 block of Gardenia Circle
3. 3600 block of West Cervantes
4. 900 block of Bremen Avenue
5. 7200 block of North Palafox Street
6. 6200 block of Trent Street
7. 5700 block of Wickford Lane
8. 3000 block of Pelican Lane
9. 100 block of Ariola Drive
10. 8100 Highway 98

Escambia  County residents can call (850) 595-HERO for fire safety information and information about obtaining a free smoke detector.



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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News