Comments on: Inside Escambia County’s Command Center On Wheels

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:38:50 +0000

This will come in handy after the economic collaspe, for coordinating counter efforts pertinate to U.N. peacekeepers, just kidding. It will be great for natural disasters as well.

By: whitepunknotondope

whitepunknotondope — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:58:32 +0000

Boondoggle!

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:23:14 +0000

Here’s a thought: if you are the one this helps, would you be so eager to complain about it? I think that with all the storms and being in a military area this may be a very useful tool.

By: Funny

Funny — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:51:07 +0000

Isn’t it funny how these kinds of stories just reinforce the “you can’t please everyone” idea????? Someone will be for and someone will be against everything and anything! Everything is life is NOT about money even though some people seem to put alot of focus and emphasis on money.

Wonderful coverage of a resource available to the county in the event of an emergency or diaster and for safety supervision during a largely populated event crowd! Now, will the equipment every be beneficial to the point it pays for itself? That is going to be totally an individual opinion also based on if this equipment is ever needed and used for an individual’s benefit.

By: Interested

Interested — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:23:01 +0000

I agree with a lot of the comments here. Many of you make some
very good points.

One point that is not thought through however, is that the Feds will
spend it somewhere else if not here.

Someone has to be the first person to STAND UP and say YOU don’t
have money to hand us for RICH BOY toys or anything else and we are not going let you borrow anymore on a debt we can not pay now.

PLEASE! will the first reasonable Sheriff, Commissioner or State Representative
please STAND UP !

America is broke now, and we have had enough. I am happy that this
unit was there during the hurricane emergencies, but enough spending
is enough now. Let’s stop buying things we can no longer afford.

By: Molested

Molested — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:45:01 +0000

How many times has this unit had to be used? Not wanted to but had too. Just because it was supplied by the fedsdoesn’t justify it. I paid for part of it. The emergency services has a generator and everything they need. This is still a waste of money. It is a pig with lip stick on it. There is no justification for it. Only touchy feel good scenarios. Where is the Tea Party when you need them?
To me it looks like a good rig to take to Nascar races?

By: Escambia Reader

Escambia Reader — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:27:45 +0000

I am not sure that I remember it right, but I think I was told at the time the County put this unit in service that the trailer was purchased and the tractor (truck) was possibly from a drug confiscation. At any rate a large portion was from tax dollars, whether federal, state, or local.

There are many uses for a unit like this. The only use is not for the failure of the dispatch center or emergency operations center. One example is in the case of a large scale event, such as a tornado touch down or large train derailment, the emergency command center can be deployed to the effected area to operate as a command post and an on site dispatch center. This will take the extra load off the on duty dispatchers so they can concentrate on normal daily calls like fires, automobile crashes, and medical emergencies. This way if you have an emergency, you will still get the service that you need.

I agree that we all pay the taxes that purchase these types of things, whether federal or local. But the truth is, the federal government will spend the money somewhere, whether we like it or not. I applaud the County for getting the funding that they have. At least I can see the dollars at work and know that local citizens and responders can be a little safer during an emergency.

By: Wharf Rat

Wharf Rat — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:27:24 +0000

I am paying a lot of my taxes out of all my pockets for a lot of people who do nothing but stand in line with their hands out, and their kids behind them…that being said, this unit, as well as a field kitchen, and Escambia County Deputies went to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi following hurricane Katrina, to assist local law enforcement agencies, who were facing the destruction of their communities, and the disaster thrown upon their own families. Florida State Troopers went to New Orleans to assist with that disaster. I remember Ohio Power trucks working in my neighborhood, with banners saying “we are here to turn you on.” I have no problem with my taxes going for this…we may be the next community thinking Armageddon has arrived. Thank you ECSO for you service.

By: Dola

Dola — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:23:04 +0000

I agree with Walnut Hill Roy!!!!!!

By: Duerwood Willis

Duerwood Willis — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:52:49 +0000

To TAXPAYER:

Escambia county has had this mobile communications center since 2000 or 2001, nothing new.