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All Departments Administration Corrections Development Services Facilities Management Human Resources Information Technology Library Services Management and Budget Services Natural Resources Management Neighborhood and Human Services Parks and Recreation Public Safety Public Works Veterans Services Waste ServicesEscambia County is pleased to announce Eric Gilmore will be the county's public safety director. The promotion was included as a recommendation to the Board on Aug. 5, 2021, which passed unanimously. Responsibilities include oversight of daily operations and planning for long-term improvements for Escambia County EMS, Emergency Management, county dispatch and 911 center, the Pensacola Beach Lifeguards, the county medical director, as well as Escambia County Fire Rescue's combination career and volunteer division.
Gilmore has served as interim public safety director since Dec. 26, 2020. He assumed the role of emergency manager on Jan. 7, 2020.
Interim County Administrator Wes Moreno said, "Eric has more than proven himself and has brought a sense of stability to public safety, making some great changes. The impact that he has had since he has been in that role has been phenomenal, and I'm excited that he has decided to accept the position on a permanent basis."
Gilmore brings more than 16 years of public safety experience to Escambia County. Most recently, Gilmore served as the regional emergency response advisor at the Florida Department of Health, where he trained and advised fire, law enforcement, and EMS officials on disaster response protocol, tactical training and the Incident Command System. Gilmore also served as a planner and public health preparedness director for the FDOH from 2004 to 2008, and is currently an Escambia County district fire chief for the McDavid Station.
"I'm proud to have stepped up to the challenges this past year that included COVID-19, numerous tropical storms, Hurricane Sally, a train derailment and most recently a single-engine plane crash," Gilmore said. "I'm looking forward to many more years serving Escambia County residents as public safety director."
Prior to his role with the FDOH and McDavid Fire Station, Gilmore served as an environmental enforcement officer with Escambia County, where he enforced county codes and regulations while conducting detailed field inspections. Gilmore also worked as a safety engineer for International Paper from 2002 to 2004, where he performed safety hazard assessments, oversaw safety strategy progress and helped support standards and process optimization for 860 workers.
Gilmore obtained a bachelor's degree in environmental science from the University of West Florida. He is highly skilled in catastrophic emergency response training, disaster response and emergency action planning.
View more information about the Public Safety Department here.
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