Comments on: ‘He’ll Be Dead By The Time They Get Here’ – Residents Say Escambia EMS Units Often Unavailable In Walnut Hill, Century http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CCHGN http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-534103 CCHGN Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:41:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-534103 ll "Here’s a fact of life, move further away from population centers and you’ll get less services, at least they will not be as fast. You can’t have it both ways. You decide what you’re willing to give up to get further away." ????WHAT? Well, here's another fact of life-THAT mob mentality is NOT reality. So, with that flawed logic,the farther away from "URBAN " I move, then my property taxes should drop. BUT, guess what? IT DOESN'T I live yup here n Walnut Hill and STILL pay $1500/ yr in property taxes, AND, I don;t have kids gong to school , so it ALL goes to 1st response services- BUT I don;t get any. My wife is a cashier t Piggly Wiggly and talks to the EMT folks, THEY say that if you need EMT, ,make sure it is on an even numbered day, as every other day they're ither up here, or down in P'cola. ll “Here’s a fact of life, move further away from population centers and you’ll get less services, at least they will not be as fast. You can’t have it both ways. You decide what you’re willing to give up to get further away.”

????WHAT? Well, here’s another fact of life-THAT mob mentality is NOT reality. So, with that flawed logic,the farther away from “URBAN ” I move, then my property taxes should drop. BUT, guess what? IT DOESN’T I live yup here n Walnut Hill and STILL pay $1500/ yr in property taxes, AND, I don;t have kids gong to school , so it ALL goes to 1st response services- BUT I don;t get any. My wife is a cashier t Piggly Wiggly and talks to the EMT folks, THEY say that if you need EMT, ,make sure it is on an even numbered day, as every other day they’re ither up here, or down in P’cola.

]]> By: Molino Resident http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-534005 Molino Resident Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:34:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-534005 Just gonna put this out here. • From 1/1/2021-12/10/2023 Escambia County EMS has run 10,529 Opiate Overdose Calls Just gonna put this out here.

• From 1/1/2021-12/10/2023 Escambia County EMS has run 10,529 Opiate Overdose Calls

]]> By: Me http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-534003 Me Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:57:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-534003 As far as tax dollars go think of it this way. The BOCC approves a budget for EMS. This budget acts almost like a loan to cover the day to day operations of EMS. Through billing EMS is able to recoup operational costs to pay back this “loan” throughout the year. At the end of the year any profit is taken by the county to spend on other county expenses and projects how they see fit. Some of this profit comes back to EMS in the form of raises, new equipment, and new trucks. EMS is self funded but guaranteed by the county to ensure operational needs are met. ECFR is almost entirely funded by tax payers and the occasional transfer of EMS profits. Those who live in the more distant and rural areas still pay their fair share of taxes and should benefit from the same services afforded to those in the urban areas just as the folks who pay no taxes are. As far as tax dollars go think of it this way. The BOCC approves a budget for EMS. This budget acts almost like a loan to cover the day to day operations of EMS. Through billing EMS is able to recoup operational costs to pay back this “loan” throughout the year. At the end of the year any profit is taken by the county to spend on other county expenses and projects how they see fit. Some of this profit comes back to EMS in the form of raises, new equipment, and new trucks. EMS is self funded but guaranteed by the county to ensure operational needs are met. ECFR is almost entirely funded by tax payers and the occasional transfer of EMS profits.

Those who live in the more distant and rural areas still pay their fair share of taxes and should benefit from the same services afforded to those in the urban areas just as the folks who pay no taxes are.

]]> By: Former employee http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-533993 Former employee Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:43:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-533993 Fun facts about tax dollars, EMS and Fire…the tax dollars paid in DO NOT FUND EMS, only fire. With that said all of the north end tax payers have NO 24 hour paid stations north of cantonment. There are NO PARAMEDIC Fire fighters north of Cantonment. Molino, McDavid Walnut Hill And Century are volunteers. Century does staff a paid crew during the weekdays WITH NO PARAMEDIC. Emts and volunteer fire CANNOT give ANY KIND OF MEDICATION OR IV OR BREATHING TREATMENT…NOTHING while you wait for an ambulance. They can give oxygen and moral support, IF THEY ARE ABLE TO RESPOND..key word VOLUNTEERS. They have jobs, families, and are not available 24/7. This has always been the problem. If you pay taxes shouldn’t you be entitled to the same availability in an emergency as the south end? Fun facts about tax dollars, EMS and Fire…the tax dollars paid in DO NOT FUND EMS, only fire. With that said all of the north end tax payers have NO 24 hour paid stations north of cantonment. There are NO PARAMEDIC Fire fighters north of Cantonment. Molino, McDavid Walnut Hill And Century are volunteers. Century does staff a paid crew during the weekdays WITH NO PARAMEDIC. Emts and volunteer fire CANNOT give ANY KIND OF MEDICATION OR IV OR BREATHING TREATMENT…NOTHING while you wait for an ambulance. They can give oxygen and moral support, IF THEY ARE ABLE TO RESPOND..key word VOLUNTEERS. They have jobs, families, and are not available 24/7. This has always been the problem. If you pay taxes shouldn’t you be entitled to the same availability in an emergency as the south end?

]]> By: Coalmine http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-533970 Coalmine Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:52:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-533970 @Shay Defensive much? Like someone posted previously, if you live in an area with less residents, you're going to have to deal with less, or slower, services. You can't have it both ways. It isn't that your life is less valuable than anyone in the closer proximity of town, it's a per capita basis. Logistically, it doesn't make sense to have 5 uinits servicing 300,000 and 1 unit servicing 20,000. These statistics are just an example, I have no idea what the actual numbers are but the logic is there. I'm sorry that you're upset. Just have to look at averages and means. Have a great day, though! @Shay

Defensive much? Like someone posted previously, if you live in an area with less residents, you’re going to have to deal with less, or slower, services. You can’t have it both ways.

It isn’t that your life is less valuable than anyone in the closer proximity of town, it’s a per capita basis. Logistically, it doesn’t make sense to have 5 uinits servicing 300,000 and 1 unit servicing 20,000. These statistics are just an example, I have no idea what the actual numbers are but the logic is there. I’m sorry that you’re upset. Just have to look at averages and means.

Have a great day, though!

]]> By: jb http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-533954 jb Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:43:10 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-533954 I fell early morning 9-13--it was close to 45 minutes and them---they took me to the new west Florida medical center pine forest-I was in extreme pain as the ball of the joint was out of the hip--I COULD not get an answer as to why--when I arrived---the nurses asked why they brought me there--no answer-meantime NO PAIN MEDS and I am hurting-so back into the ambulance and finally to the hospital---ARE YOU KIDDING ME I fell early morning 9-13–it was close to 45 minutes and them—they took me to the new west Florida medical center pine forest-I was in extreme pain as the ball of the joint was out of the hip–I COULD not get an answer as to why–when I arrived—the nurses asked why they brought me there–no answer-meantime NO PAIN MEDS and I am hurting-so back into the ambulance and finally to the hospital—ARE YOU KIDDING ME

]]> By: Miranda http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-533918 Miranda Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:08:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-533918 The sad part is we had to call them for me one night and was told it would be over an hour before they could be there!! ( Byrneville) My son drove me to the hospital and got pulled over in Molino and the cops made us wait for them to come and get me and it still took 30 minutes for them to get there!! And when they did show up they did NOTHING for me! They just told me “I hope the hospital can help you out better than we did” I was in DKA (diabetic keto acidosis) when we got pulled over and had to wait on them to finally show up!! Five days in ICU and they didn’t even start an IV to give me fluids!! And then they want your insurance to pay an arm and leg for just a ride and a sheet!! But if I was a junkie and just overdosed you can bet I would have got Narcan on the spot!!! The sad part is we had to call them for me one night and was told it would be over an hour before they could be there!! ( Byrneville) My son drove me to the hospital and got pulled over in Molino and the cops made us wait for them to come and get me and it still took 30 minutes for them to get there!! And when they did show up they did NOTHING for me! They just told me “I hope the hospital can help you out better than we did” I was in DKA (diabetic keto acidosis) when we got pulled over and had to wait on them to finally show up!! Five days in ICU and they didn’t even start an IV to give me fluids!! And then they want your insurance to pay an arm and leg for just a ride and a sheet!! But if I was a junkie and just overdosed you can bet I would have got Narcan on the spot!!!

]]> By: Me http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-533914 Me Wed, 14 Feb 2024 04:02:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-533914 The thing that upsets me the most is the wasted potential. Escambia County EMS has an opportunity to be a premier provider of emergency medical services in the southeast. We are the largest city from here to Tallahassee. To the west we are in league with Mobile and New Orleans when it comes to call volume. We live in a beautiful area with a thriving economy and host the Cradle of Naval Aviation. We have the ability and resources to provide exemplary medical care and we have squandered it with greedy, power hungry, insecure leadership from top to bottom. This is a real shame and a real disservice to the citizens of Escambia County. I know the commissioners will deny, cast blame and obfuscate to save face but in the end they must be held accountable for the failures of the people they hire and appoint. I’ve provided this information as someone who has been affiliated with EMS for a decade and with ECEMS for nearly 7. I admit that as a road employee I may not have all of the data but if you’re trapped inside a burning house it isn’t hard to deduce that it’s on fire. I have given you the point of view of someone who was on the inside and was forced to leave the job theyI loved due to years of failed or absent leadership. I am hopeful for the citizens sake that this catastrophe will be righted but my experience has given me little reason to be. The thing that upsets me the most is the wasted potential. Escambia County EMS has an opportunity to be a premier provider of emergency medical services in the southeast. We are the largest city from here to Tallahassee. To the west we are in league with Mobile and New Orleans when it comes to call volume. We live in a beautiful area with a thriving economy and host the Cradle of Naval Aviation. We have the ability and resources to provide exemplary medical care and we have squandered it with greedy, power hungry, insecure leadership from top to bottom. This is a real shame and a real disservice to the citizens of Escambia County. I know the commissioners will deny, cast blame and obfuscate to save face but in the end they must be held accountable for the failures of the people they hire and appoint. I’ve provided this information as someone who has been affiliated with EMS for a decade and with ECEMS for nearly 7. I admit that as a road employee I may not have all of the data but if you’re trapped inside a burning house it isn’t hard to deduce that it’s on fire. I have given you the point of view of someone who was on the inside and was forced to leave the job theyI loved due to years of failed or absent leadership. I am hopeful for the citizens sake that this catastrophe will be righted but my experience has given me little reason to be.

]]> By: Citizen http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-533901 Citizen Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:41:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-533901 that's the trade of for the seclusion, less people less services Get over it that’s the trade of for the seclusion, less people less services

Get over it

]]> By: Shay http://www.northescambia.com/2024/02/hell-be-dead-by-the-time-they-get-here-residents-say-ems-units-often-unavailable-in-walnut-hill-century/comment-page-1#comment-533900 Shay Wed, 14 Feb 2024 01:36:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=539730#comment-533900 Get over yourself coal mine, it IS worse in Molino. Your heart attack patient is still alive, stop your crying bc ours wouldn’t be, and we are paying just as much taxes as you, assuming you pay any. We don’t exist, except for our taxes. Get over yourself coal mine, it IS worse in Molino. Your heart attack patient is still alive, stop your crying bc ours wouldn’t be, and we are paying just as much taxes as you, assuming you pay any. We don’t exist, except for our taxes.

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