A fire on the 8300 block of Gardenia Circle represents the sixth red bulb on the “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety wreath. Escambia County Emergency Communications received a call for a multi-residential structure fire Friday, Dec. 16 at 9:32 p.m.
Crews arrived on scene to find light smoke showing from a kitchen fire in the single-story duplex. The fire was called under control at 9:55 p.m., with severe fire damage to the kitchen and some damage leading to the attic. No one was injured in the fire, but two adults were displaced. Escambia Fire Rescue Stations 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, NAS Pensacola Fire Truck 34 and EMS responded.
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. For more tips on how to stay safe during the holiday season, visit myescambia.com/KeepTheWreathGreen.
For questions or more information regarding fire safety or the “Keep the Wreath Green” campaign, contact the Escambia County Office of Community and Media Relations at 850-595-3476 and follow @MyEscambia on Twitter.
