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December Escambia County Fires Down Compared To Previous Years

December 30, 2011

With just hours to go in the “Keep the Wreath Green” Fire safety campaign, December 2011 residential fires are down significantly in Escambia County when compared to last year.

As of early Friday morning, there had only been four residential fires in the county. The most recent fire destroyed a home in Cantonment early Friday morning. [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.

Mike Weaver, Escambia County Public Safety director, said the decrease in residential fires could possibly be attributed to a slightly warmer December and, hopefully, to public education leading to improved fire safety.

In the wreath campaign, each time firefighters respond to a residential fire in Escambia County, a green light bulb is replaced with a red one to remind citizens of the dangers posed by holiday decorations.

Between 2009 and 2011, only one December residential fire has been in North Escambia.

For 31 Keep the Wreath Green fire safety tips, click here.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

Comments

3 Responses to “December Escambia County Fires Down Compared To Previous Years”

David Huie Green on December 30th, 2011 1:19 pm

one of the blessings of global warming — at least until the next cold snap
Houndstooth on December 30th, 2011 9:01 am

I was just telling my wife the other day, this is the longest that I’ve seen the wreath stay green as long as I can remember. It always breaks my heart when I see one of the bulbs changed to red.
Scott on December 30th, 2011 8:45 am

I know this fire safety campaign made a big difference in me not burning down my house this year.

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