Our Next Field Trip - Escambia Country Emergency Management Center

March 29th 2012. We will be touring Escambia County's Emergency Management Operations Center located 6575 North W St. Be sure to let us know your coming. It should be an interesting visit.

We will be meeting there instead of Cordova Lanes at 7:45am. The tour starts at 8am.

 

Emergency Management Division

Escambia County Mission – To provide efficient, responsive services that enhance our quality of life, meet common needs, and promote a safe and healthy community.
The Division of Emergency Management is responsible for coordinating mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts for emergency events in our community. Our all hazards approach to emergency planning includes threats from hurricanes and tropical storms, other weather emergencies, as well as man-made or technological emergencies such as hazardous materials spills chemical releases and acts of terrorism. Planning, continuous training and teamwork have been the key to a quick response and successful recovery from the many disasters that have impacted our community.
The Escambia County Disaster TEAM is made up of more than 90 agencies and has been recognized regionally and statewide for cooperation and leadership during emergencies and disasters.

Escambia County has been designated a “Storm Ready” Community every year since 2001 by the National Weather Service.

Chris Jones will speak to us on December 1st!

For those of you who weren't privy to Chris Jones' last visit to Biz Net back in 2010. Here's the video:



Chris is one of our finer public servants and although his duty is to take some of your money, knowing the finer points can make a difference which means his presentation could be worth more than you think. So do your best to make his presentation!

Here's his website!

Escambia County Property Appraiser

County Commissioner Wilson Robertson to speak to Biz Net

Mark your calenders for Thursday September 29th!

We're extremely lucky to have another fabulous guest speaker. Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson. Wilson was born in Mississippi in 1940 and moved to Pensacola when he was 24. He and his wife, Ann, have four children and seven grandchildren. Wilson established and operated a contracting and a real estate business in Pensacola since 1964.

Commissioner Robertson has been involved in Escambia County government for many years and brings a unique perspective from a small business viewpoint as well. His talk is entitled "Insight into County Government". Be sure to attend!

Sheriff David Morgan speaks to Pensacola Biz Net - August 4th

Our Sheriff will be addressing us again. It's been a few years since he last visited and a great deal of things have changed... for the better! Sheriff Morgan will be talking about innovative things the Sheriff's office has done to reduce budgets, increase efficiency and deter crime all while bringing the community together and partnering with other offices to deliver more with less. Sheriff Morgan has used the team approach, given most of the credit of his success to the team of people around him. Quite an achievement and something that could be applied to business for sure.

Event: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Escambia County Central Office Complex

The new 79,000 square foot Escambia County Central Office Complex (ECCOC) located at 3363 West Park Place will be officially opened at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m.  The new complex houses members of the Escambia County Building Inspections, Environmental Enforcement, Fire Safety, Community and Environmental Services, Geographic Information System, Animal Control, Engineering, Development Services and Transportation offices.  The consolidation of these services that were once housed in three separate buildings provides a “one stop” complex that meets the public’s needs.  Now residents and business owners can have their plans reviewed by the necessary entities and pull a permit all under one roof.   

The complex, Escambia County’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified building, has one of the largest green roof systems in the State of Florida.  In addition, the building boasts pervious concrete paving, energy-efficient construction and natural light that, according to studies, improves employee productivity.  It is estimated that the building will use 22 percent less energy and 38 percent less water than current building codes allow.


The building also has bicycle racks to encourage residents and employees to ride their bikes instead of driving a car, special parking for low-emitting and fuel efficient vehicles and native vegetation that require no irrigation.  Thirty-four percent of materials used to construct the building were purchased from regional vendors and 43 percent of the total value of materials installed were manufactured from recycled content.

The construction of the new ECCOC was funded through grants from Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Florida Division of  Emergency Management and the Department of Environmental Protection at a cost of approximately $11 million.     

For more information, contact the Public Information Office at 595-3476.

One stop building, eco-friendly  PNJ