Comments on: Escambia County Ratifies New Contracts With Firefighters And Corrections Officers

By: Bryan Caro

Bryan Caro — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 21:49:22 +0000

@Mr.Meetoo

A 24hr FF works a 56hr/wk schedule, so the hrly rate is lower but the annual salary remains nearly the same.

A 9hr FF works a 45hr/wk schedule.

There is built in OT per FSLA rules. It makes for two “long” checks and one “short” check.

When the initial career crews were converted to 24hr shifts, the annual salary was broken down to determine the 24hr hrly pay rate.

There is only one 9hr crew left in the county, Century, E519. The 19 designated the career companies when they were formed so data could be kept and analyzed for future expansion of career companies when the need would arise.

Beulah will eventually have a 9hr career crew, so of course that will make the 2nd 9hr career crew in the county.

Hope this answers your question.

By: Mr.Metoo

Mr.Metoo — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 14:39:43 +0000

What does the 24 and 9 mean for firefighters? How does a 24 make more per hour but less per year?

By: Dave Coleson

Dave Coleson — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:57:19 +0000

Outstanding to see the men and women who risk their lives DAILY get a much needed raise. God bless all our Firefighters, EMS and corrections officers! We support you all the way!!!!

YES – raise my taxes to give them ANOTHER raise next year. 5 % across the board. They risk their lives. Most of us do not.

Do not forget about them! The run TO the danger – daily. Remember that!

By: Denny

Denny — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:17:44 +0000

If negotiations take three years, better start now on the next agreement!

By: CJ Lewis

CJ Lewis — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:47:42 +0000

The county has a shockingly bloated bureaucracy. A group of citizens could probably review the county budget to identify millions of cost savings that could be translated into tax & fee cuts or reprogrammed to increase public safety salaries to include for Sheriff’s Office Deputies. Perhaps in the future, the public could be told here how the firefighter pay rates above compare to the City of Pensacola, other fire departments in the area to include NAS Pensacola and the rates paid to firefighters who work for the State of Florida? Even the new pay rates don’t seem like much money to run into a burning building. County commissioners get paid a lot more for just a part-time job with a personal assistant and all sorts of other perks. In Pensacola, according to the new FY2022 Annual Budget, all Battalion Chiefs are members of the city’s “Senior Executive Services” Group. Battalion Chiefs hold the “SES-01″ rank with a salary range of $73,132.80 to $135,803.20.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:38:53 +0000

Good to see my taxes going to a good cause finally rather than these social justice fairytale programs .