The Bradshaw McNair Fire Station Ribbon Cutting Held Yesterday in Beulah

 Here is a video of the ceremony and the ribbon cutting.

Opening Soon: The Bradshaw-McNair Fire Station in Beulah

Construction crews are rapidly putting the finishing touches on our newest, state of the art fire station in Escambia County in District 1.

Look for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to be announced very soon.

It has taken nearly 8 years to get to where we are right now; on the cusp of opening this modern station which will be a tremendous asset to Northwest Escambia County in general, and the Beulah community particularly.

The station will be named the Bradshaw-McNair Fire station in honor of two men who dedicated their lives to service.

Volunteer Assistant District Fire Chief #2 Dwain Bradshaw was tragically killed in the line of duty in 2019.

Volunteer District Fire  Chief  #2 Steve McNair has dedicated nearly 6 decades to volunteering as a firefighter in Beulah, and he helped to build the first Beulah Fire station.

The rendering above is an abstract of what will be a bronze memorial to these men, which will be prominently displayed at the station that will bear their names.

Check out this Tour of Escambia's Newest, Soon-to-be-Completed Fire Station in Beulah, District 1

And thanks to John Singley and the folks from Studio 850 for coming out and touring the facility and filming the video.

This facility, once completed, will be known as the Bradshaw-McNair Fire station, in honor of fallen firefighter Dwain Bradshaw and long-serving Beulah Fire Chief  Steve McNair.

This will be a great amenity for the Beulah Community!

A Humble Privilege: Naming Station 2 the "Bradshaw-McNair Fire Station"

Watch the ceremony via this video, above

Friday morning was a great day for Escambia County, ECFR, and the Beulah Community of District 1.

It was my honor and humble privilege to host the community, fellow elected officials, and county staff members as we broke ground on Escambia County's newest, most modern fire facility in Beulah.

It has been a long time coming, and the effort to make this happen predates my time on the board.

But finally, at long last, the Board has approved the expenditure of $8.4 Million to build this facility.  They have also unanimously approved the naming of this facility in honor of 2 great men, Dwain S. Bradshaw and Steve McNair.

What a great day; days like this are what it is all about! 

Check out the local media coverage of the event here, here, and here 

See all the pictures from the event, below:

Beulah Fire Station Construction Groundbreaking Friday, May 6th at 11:30AM

Exterior Elevations of the soon to be constructed Beulah Fire Station from the latest design drawings

Escambia County will host a groundbreaking for the newest fire station in the County--the Beulah Fire Station, Station 2,  on 9-Mile Road in Beulah.

The station will be modern, state of the art and will have all the amenities necessary to support the Firefighters and all of their equipment.  This location is the current site of Escambia's Station 2, which for decades was an all-volunteer station.

You can read all about what this station will look like and its size and functionality in this blog post from last year.

Recently, the county has paid for a full-time daytime crew of Firefighters, and the volunteers are running calls in the evenings and on weekends.  By all reports the new arrangement is working very well which is great for this community.

It has been a long road to get us to this point, getting the property acquired from the volunteers, getting the design done, cobbling together the funding, taking the project to bid, and now, finally, getting the construction started.

COVID-19 slowed the process significantly--but we are now back on track.

In addition to the groundbreaking, It will be my intention to dedicate the facility to two men and their families who have sacrificed so much over the years to this community and this station.  One of these individuals, Chief Dwain S. Bradshaw, sacrificed his life in the line of duty to the citizens of Escambia County.  The other, Chief Steve McNair, gave over 50 years of service to the Beulah community and helped build the current station 2.

These two men each gave for their community, gave much.  So it is my intention to honor both men with this facility which I will ask the BCC to support as I bring a resolution to name this, our newst ECFR station, The "Bradshaw-McNair" Fire Station.

I intend to bring the resolution and proclamation for naming this facility in honor of Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. McNair  to the regular Board of County Commissioners Meeting on May 5th, and to present the proclamation to Mr. Bradshaw's family and Mr. McNair the following day at the groundbreaking ceremony.

The entire Beulah community and all those who have served the Beulah Community as Volunteer Firefighters are invited and are encouraged to attend.  We will also have current fire personnel and other dignitaries present as well.  This will be a great day for the families of Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. McNair, the community, for Beulah, for ECFR, and for our entire county.

Everyone is invited to come and witness this great day in Escambia County! 

Read about Chief Dwain S. Bradshaw here and here

Read about Chief Steve McNair here