13,882
Medical Calls
1,089
Fires
4,371
Public Assists
155
Responders
Even in the midst of all of the turmoil, we are still coming for you...
Congrats to a well deserving Company Officer, doing his job and directing his crews, contributing to the saving of an Escambia County citizen! 👏 👏 👏
www.facebook.com/1666632006928966/posts/2839656989626456/?sfnsn=moCongratulations to Lieutenant Wesley Shane Barnett, Escambia County’s Employee of the Month for March 2021! 🎉Barnett is a Fire Lieutenant in the Public Safety Department. 🚒
Lt. Barnett began his employment with the county on Sept. 20, 2009 and provides excellent service to the citizens of Escambia County through all his assigned duties.
👨🚒 Lt. Barnett can be relied on as an independent decision-maker with issues inside the firehouse, as well as decisions concerning emergency incidents. Lt. Barnett works in a fire district that is isolated from other companies, which requires him, at times, to make decisions otherwise normally assigned to those of a higher rank.
🚒 In the early morning hours of Feb. 2, 2021, Lt. Barnett and his crew made a successful rescue of a civilian under structure fire conditions. Lt. Barnett properly utilized his personnel to complete multiple fire ground tasks. Personnel under his direction properly pumped the apparatus, conducted forcible entry, extinguished the fire and completed an aggressive interior search. Lt. Barnett and one of his firefighters made entry through the rear door, went down the hallway and found the victim unconscious in their bed. The victim was removed from the mobile home and ECEMS provide patient care.
🚨 In the late afternoon of Feb. 4, 2021, Lt. Barnett and his crew were dispatched to a cardiac arrest incident. Lt. Barnett and the crew of E1 found the patient laying in the middle of the street as a friend of the patient was conducting hands-only CPR. Lt. Barnett and his crew provided rapid basic life support interventions which resulted in a return of circulation.
⛑ Lt. Barnett fully embraces the importance of his profession. He continually works hard at training the personnel under his leadership to perform at a high level regardless of time of day or incident. Very few people have the capacity to become quality firefighters. Fortunately, the citizens of Escambia County should be thankful that they have numerous quality firefighters like Lt. Barnett.
✨ On behalf of the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, we commend and congratulate Lieutenant Wesley Shane Barnett on his selection as the "Employee of the Month" for March 2021!
What do you as citizens think about these impacts?
www.pnj.com/story/news/2021/03/04/escambia-could-temporarily-close-fire-stations-if-staff-levels-...
Escambia County has 'hail Mary' plan to temporarily close fire stations if staffing falls
www.pnj.com
"This is in case we get to those minimum levels that are unforeseen, or things happen or we lose additional staff," Interim Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore said. "So that's what this plan is. It is a latch last-ditch effort."Such a horrible choice to have to brown out stations. The people of Escambia County should see that choice is having to be made due to foolishness by certain Commissioners. Yes some officers make a lot, because they have to work an ungodly amount of overtime to staff the county. Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
WT...I can't say what I want to say. You're already short staffed and now you want to close one of our most needed assets. Jesus have mercy our BOCC is made up of fools. How about stop worrying about commerce parks and internet at failing ball parks and pur the money where it needs to go. Like how stupid can you be???!!!
Residential fire in District 3 yesterday. Busy day all over ECFR!
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Give a listen to our own Brother Rasnick as he speaks on one of the major issues in today's Public Safety spectrum- mental health.
We are excited to have him and others as our IAFF PEER Support leaders, making sure our minds stay where they need to be for ourselves, our families, and our community. Glad to be a partnering agency with the 2nd Alarm Project!
www.facebook.com/112130637206847/posts/274182547668321/?sfnsn=moThe pandemic and issues of recent civil unrest within our communities have presented unique occupational challenges and impacted the mental wellness of first responders. Join us for our first Episode of “Tailboard Talks” podcast, as we unpack the pandemic and civil unrest, mental wellness, stigma and barriers to care, moral injury, peer support, and stress reduction strategies with several of our favorite first responders.
Download the Podcast at
anchor.fm/tailboard-talks
Or listen on YouTube at
youtu.be/uPe8swlQQcA
Our firefighters busy again this morning!
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The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery is a one-of-a-kind addiction treatment facility specializing in PTSD for IAFF members – and IAFF members only – who are struggling with addiction, PTSD other related behavioral health challenges to receive the help they need in taking the first steps toward recovery. It is a safe haven for members to talk with other members who have faced or overcome similar challenges.
Local 4131 is home to 154 members of Escambia County Fire Rescue (ECFR) located in Pensacola, Floirda.
Escambia County covers 662 square miles and is the Western most County in Florida. A resident population of nearly 400,000 people with an average annual tourist load of over 4,000,000 people. ECFR runs nearly 17,000 calls a year and provides everything from fire suppression to ocean rescue and non-transport ALS.