Comments on: Escambia Set To Hire 24 New Firefighters, Increase Fire Tax http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: js http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302690 js Sat, 18 Jul 2015 18:59:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302690 Keep notes on new/higher taxes and where ALL the tax money goes. When it's election time, get rid of these clowns. Look at what they have done, and continue to do. Vote them out!!!! They have to go! Keep notes on new/higher taxes and where ALL the tax money goes. When it’s election time, get rid of these clowns. Look at what they have done, and continue to do. Vote them out!!!! They have to go!

]]> By: JustMe http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302679 JustMe Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:51:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302679 Looks like the people have spoken...and if our county continues this tax as well as others they passed..most of these commissioners will be jobless next election. Looks like the people have spoken…and if our county continues this tax as well as others they passed..most of these commissioners will be jobless next election.

]]> By: M in Bratt http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302667 M in Bratt Sat, 18 Jul 2015 11:41:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302667 Well Commissioner Barry; What do the people in the North End get for their extra $15? Well Commissioner Barry; What do the people in the North End get for their extra $15?

]]> By: Volunteer http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302658 Volunteer Sat, 18 Jul 2015 04:31:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302658 They have a double edged sword on their hands. The paid firefighters that were added many years ago were added to supplement the volunteers. They have. In the process, additional reserve money was spent on more career firefighters. Those newly hired career firefighters came from the volunteer ranks. Most all of our career firefighters were volunteer firefighters. This leaves the volunteers with HUGE voids to fill. I tried applying to volunteer and the first person I talked to sounded like he didn't want me to and reminded me of an old gruff drill sargent. Filling volunteer voids was and is not a priority and now it is biting us all in the rear. I have never EVER seen an ad or commercial or anything from our county asking for volunteers. Who dropped the ball on this one? On a flip side, they are creating jobs in the county and us citizens are now paying a lot more for fire protection. That system is growing to failure and needs a businessman to get it under control. Our county is too diverse to be one big happy family. Let me be the first to say this, if you live in the north end and you travel or work in the south end, you have the peace of mind when you visit that there will be a response should you get into a crash or your place of business catches on fire. Its a win-win or lose-lose. My brother volunteers and I've heard him talk for hours on how our precious public safety department ignores obvious problems. Not what I want to hear coming from the ground troops in the PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT. Last thing and I'll close. If they hire 24 more firefighters how many of those will be officers? How many more administrative or chiefs officers will be hired to supervise the 24? All this adds up to is more $$$ next year and that's another ignored obvious problem. Shame on you public safety. They have a double edged sword on their hands. The paid firefighters that were added many years ago were added to supplement the volunteers. They have. In the process, additional reserve money was spent on more career firefighters. Those newly hired career firefighters came from the volunteer ranks. Most all of our career firefighters were volunteer firefighters. This leaves the volunteers with HUGE voids to fill. I tried applying to volunteer and the first person I talked to sounded like he didn’t want me to and reminded me of an old gruff drill sargent. Filling volunteer voids was and is not a priority and now it is biting us all in the rear. I have never EVER seen an ad or commercial or anything from our county asking for volunteers. Who dropped the ball on this one?

On a flip side, they are creating jobs in the county and us citizens are now paying a lot more for fire protection. That system is growing to failure and needs a businessman to get it under control. Our county is too diverse to be one big happy family.

Let me be the first to say this, if you live in the north end and you travel or work in the south end, you have the peace of mind when you visit that there will be a response should you get into a crash or your place of business catches on fire. Its a win-win or lose-lose.

My brother volunteers and I’ve heard him talk for hours on how our precious public safety department ignores obvious problems. Not what I want to hear coming from the ground troops in the PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.

Last thing and I’ll close. If they hire 24 more firefighters how many of those will be officers? How many more administrative or chiefs officers will be hired to supervise the 24? All this adds up to is more $$$ next year and that’s another ignored obvious problem. Shame on you public safety.

]]> By: Sage 2 http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302646 Sage 2 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:29:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302646 From the various comments offered, there seems to be no doubt about what is expected and realized as far as services between the north end and south end of our county. However, I live in the middle of the county. I suppose any mention of the consolidation of services is out of the question. From the various comments offered, there seems to be no doubt about what is expected and realized as far as services between the north end and south end of our county.
However, I live in the middle of the county.

I suppose any mention of the consolidation of services is out of the question.

]]> By: North end flash http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302638 North end flash Fri, 17 Jul 2015 17:52:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302638 I do think the north end residences should pay for anything else in the south end. Let them pay for their fire fighters. We have the best volunteers in the world up here. No new additional taxes, besides we did not vote for the fire tax, started out $35.00 many years ago, see what it is now or is going to be in the future. Again, no new taxes or additional taxes. Let the south end pay! I do think the north end residences should pay for anything else in the south end. Let them pay for their fire fighters. We have the best volunteers in the world up here. No new additional taxes, besides we did not vote for the fire tax, started out $35.00 many years ago, see what it is now or is going to be in the future. Again, no new taxes or additional taxes. Let the south end pay!

]]> By: William http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302637 William Fri, 17 Jul 2015 17:24:54 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302637 >>What is the current amount charged for “Fire Tax”? "... increase the fire MSBU by $15 per residential property, from $85 to $100 per year" >>What is the current amount charged for “Fire Tax”?

“… increase the fire MSBU by $15 per residential property, from $85 to $100 per year”

]]> By: Jerry Gehman http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302636 Jerry Gehman Fri, 17 Jul 2015 17:22:11 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302636 What is the current amount charged for "Fire Tax"? What is the current amount charged for “Fire Tax”?

]]> By: Bratt Mom http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302635 Bratt Mom Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:11:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302635 Recently I had to call 911 for my husband one night when he was having "Chest Pains," I had four Volunteers in my yard like immediately. I told them I needed an Ambulance, it came from "Atome,AL" but those Volunteers went right to work on him getting his vitals and following Medical protocol. Maybe your paying the wrong Firefighters and maybe we need another Fire substation before you get into Alabama in the North end of the county. Just saying think this thing through thoroughly before raising anyones taxes. We have roads they travel on that they travel on that need fixing which could possibly cut down on response time as well. Where will those funds come from,raise our taxes somewhere else on something else. Recently I had to call 911 for my husband one night when he was having “Chest Pains,” I had four Volunteers in my yard like immediately. I told them I needed an Ambulance, it came from “Atome,AL” but those Volunteers went right to work on him getting his vitals and following Medical protocol. Maybe your paying the wrong Firefighters and maybe we need another Fire substation before you get into Alabama in the North end of the county. Just saying think this thing through thoroughly before raising anyones taxes. We have roads they travel on that they travel on that need fixing which could possibly cut down on response time as well. Where will those funds come from,raise our taxes somewhere else on something else.

]]> By: eddie http://www.northescambia.com/2015/07/escambia-set-to-hire-24-new-firefighters-increase-fire-tax/comment-page-1#comment-302625 eddie Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:40:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=222576#comment-302625 no more fireman!!! no new taxes!!! i want the flag back !!!! vote them all out!!! no more fireman!!! no new taxes!!! i want the flag back !!!! vote them all out!!!

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