Comments on: County Fire Chief Rusty Nail Rescinds His Resignation

By: Me

Me — Wed, 01 May 2019 19:33:10 +0000

@“Y’all mad ain’t ya” I think you misread my comment. I am in full support of Chief Nail staying.

By: mickey POWELL

mickey POWELL — Wed, 01 May 2019 14:13:00 +0000

Can’t find a job huh!

By: Nay

Nay — Wed, 01 May 2019 14:06:44 +0000

To: “Me”, thank you for your words! I agree

By: retired

retired — Wed, 01 May 2019 13:16:03 +0000

He resigned!!!!!! LET HIM REAPPLY FOR THE JOB WITH EVERY ONE ELSE THAT APPIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: G

Wed, 01 May 2019 12:29:31 +0000

This is wonderful, the first step back in the right direction. Public Safety needs a boss over Fire and ems. The ems administration NEEDS to be shaken up now and start writing their letters. Chief Nail is the man for the job. Personaly they need start over create ems as a division of Fire Rescue like chicago and new york. Force the city of pensacola to provide their own ems service to their citizens or at a cost per call to the city (downtown parking should help cover that cost lol) good to see that Nail hasn’t given up on his departments and will stay and push them through this. We dont need the joke of the local applicant pool for thr job

By: Y'all mad ain't ya

Y'all mad ain't ya — Wed, 01 May 2019 12:10:18 +0000

Y’all so mad about Chief Nail its funny. You speak from ignorance. Gilley apparently was the best choice. I would have liked to have seen an outsider however, she was the most qualified. She interviewed with all 5 BOCCers. She apparently had great things to say to Chief Nail. He would not have rescinded on assumptions. He had a plan and the BOCCers didn’t provide the support necessary for him to put the plan in motion and he forewarned them about it if that happened. They called his hand and he played it. They then realized, “we screwd up”. The FD needs funding, period. They need boots on the ground. The union did not organize a “political hit”. If you think so, then you just let them know how strong they are. I admire you placing your feelings above facts. Willis, Johnny, Me, Resident, Alex, and Wilton, y’all sure are opinionated. Why are you so hateful? Why don’t you want him to stay? Was he threatening your existence? Was he going to make someone you love accountable for their actions? Funny how y’all are so mad with no reasons. Keep being ignorant. I’m here all day. Love ya, mean it.

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Wed, 01 May 2019 12:07:28 +0000

Obviously his new job prospects did not pan out. He does not give a flip about Escambia County. Just like all the politicians in Washington – everyone is only looking out for themselves.

By: A.Wilton Thompson

A.Wilton Thompson — Wed, 01 May 2019 09:56:08 +0000

Somebody drive him home

By: Me

Me — Wed, 01 May 2019 09:12:17 +0000

30 year veterans with 30 year old ideas hiring local yokels just because they’re friends is the reason we have the staffing and coverage crisis we have now. The good ole boy system doesn’t work anymore and that is becoming painfully apparent. Taking policies and protocols from when EMS ran 35,000 calls a year and applying them the current call volume of nearly over 70,000 a year is asinine. It doesn’t scale. Chief Nail brings an outside perspective to a closed minded administration. The County is growing by leaps and bounds and if we don’t recognize that County’s essential departments have to grow and adapt to this we are doomed to fail. When it comes to the Safety of the Public failure is Not and option.

By: resident

resident — Wed, 01 May 2019 06:50:25 +0000

Looks like this whole thing was an orchestrated political manipulative hit from the fire fighters union. I hope interim admin calls his bluff and lets him hit the road. She doesn’t have to accept this.
No thanks.
His and one commissioner’s hamfisted co opt of the county seems unethical.