Many Florida officers attending Green's funeral

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - DANGER IS IN THE “ROUTINE”

At the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, there are constant reminders of the dangers police officers face with a memorial out front and glass etchings of fallen deputies in the lobby. The etchings not only have a face and a name. They also have a description of how the officers died, letting the other deputies know there is no such thing as routine.

“You come to hate that word routine, because when people start to say it was a routine traffic stop, it was a routine domestic violence call and it’s the routine calls that get officers severely injured and or killed,” Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said.

THE EVER-PRESENT THREAT

“Your heart goes into your throat; your breathing’s labored; you’re feeling flushed because you are completely helpless and there’s nothing you can do,” said Morgan of what it’s like when he gets a call about one of his deputies. “When they’re on duty, in uniform, the danger is always there and they are never out of the combat zone.”

OFFICERS DEATH FELT BY ALL IN UNIFORM

“Whenever an officer loses their life, it really hits home; and it makes you think all that much more,” Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons said.

In the lobby of the Pensacola Police Department, there are paintings of officers lost. Chief Simmons said they’re thinking about their brothers in blue in Mobile.

“Your heart goes out to the officer, his family, to the department that they work for because you know what that does to an agency,” Simmons said.

Officers from Pensacola and deputies from Escambia County will go to Officer Green’s funeral Wednesday morning, showing support for a life lost and the danger they all face.

“It’s important that the torch of remembrance be passed. That’s why you do it, to let officers and their families know they’ll never be forgotten,” Morgan said.

COMING FROM FAR AND WIDE

Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol, deputies from Santa Rosa County, officers from the Crestview Police Department, and many others are expected to make the trip from Florida to take part in Officer Green’s funeral.