Comments on: County Rejects Escambia Fire Chief Nail’s Desire To Rescind Resignation; Nail Accepts Decision

By: Richard Hawkins

Richard Hawkins — Fri, 03 May 2019 23:53:16 +0000

Once again we have armchair quarterbacks knowing everything that transpired and exactly how to handle it! Having spent most of my life involved in the fire service as well as county operations there is no black and white answer when administrators and commissioners refuse to let the FireChief do his job. This isn’t the first Fire Chief to be run office under the same circumstances:
Mike Slover
Ken Perkins
John Edwards
Daniel Spillman
Pat Grace
How many chiefs do we need to go thru before they are given reins to run their department. Contact any of these and find out the cooperative atmosphere they had to try and perform their jobs in.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Fri, 03 May 2019 10:30:30 +0000

@Required, old Twoquart, how quickly we forget.

By: paul

paul — Thu, 02 May 2019 16:22:52 +0000

Oops no do overs, or take backs…

By: M in Bratt

M in Bratt — Thu, 02 May 2019 14:28:26 +0000

Looks like Lavoy hit the Nail on the head this time…anybody that indecisive doesn’t belong in emergency service to begin with.

By: retired

retired — Thu, 02 May 2019 13:29:23 +0000

Sounds like George Tourt, reborn

By: SAM

SAM — Thu, 02 May 2019 03:19:54 +0000

I spent 15 years in an FD working my way from FF to Lt to Cap. to asst. Chief. I have spent the last 29 1/2 years since then in public safety. I wouldn’t trust this man with the well being of the FD service. He quit when things didn’t go his way and when things got a little tough. Good call on the outgoing administrator not to accept his rescinding of his resignation.

The union might want him back but why? If I was in the union I would want someone who stood tall even when things got tough. This chief did not of this but quit when things went bad. Do you really want this man running the pump or feeding the hose?

After almost 30 years in PS I am willing to sit on the floor or pull a shift, not run when things get tough.

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Thu, 02 May 2019 02:30:06 +0000

I don’t have insight information like a lot of the people commenting seem to have. Escambia County as an employer is not any different from a private company – no matter how valuable and irreplaceable any individual thinks he is – on-off-on – off – again will lead to: “don’t let the door hit you “ every time.

By: Williwonka

Williwonka — Thu, 02 May 2019 00:00:48 +0000

Nail has made his “need to spend time with his family” speech. Good riddance. It appears he is not a leader.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Wed, 01 May 2019 23:05:42 +0000

Wow. If firefighter wanted some one to get you a raise you sure chose a couple bungling boobs. Ready between the lines on this email too. Also Underhill running to WEAR after he got a email from Lavoy about the write off that was decided near the first of April for billing is telling. Sic em Lavoy. If the other commissioners try to pretend they don’t see this you are complicit. He trying to distract and pretend he is bringing something about the budget.,Take off the kid gloves and stop talking in code. How much did the union pay for one rogue commissioner. This has to be against ethics laws.

By: K jones

K jones — Wed, 01 May 2019 21:55:56 +0000

Hmmm. Lovoy seems to want to leave one bad taste in her mouth. From all the information that has been provided over the last several weeks they seem to have the same names pop up as far as obstructing those who wanted to correct the wrong: Mr. Weaver and Ms Lovoy. She’s on her way out why does she gets to make this decision?? Another example of backwards politics. I’m not sure about you, but if you keep hitting your head against the same wall you’d consider moving on too!. Once that wall has been removed (weaver and lovoy resigning) he probably finally saw a way forward. Give the man a shot now that his leash is off. I want him to work for tax paying citizens.