Firefighters Save Toy Airplane
Firefighters Save Toy Airplane
Firefighters Save Toy Airplane
By Peter Vinyard
Santa Barbara firefighters save a kids radio-controlled airplane from the palm tree this morning at Chase Palm Park.
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Jan 21, 2020 10:57 PMSome of those Washingtonia trees get up to 60- 80' tall. What's the radio-controlled plane doing flying that high? Got caught by a wind and airlifted up there?
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Jan 21, 2020 08:48 PMI would like to thank the FD for being caring and understanding people. That young boy just may grow up to be a caring Fireman now too!
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Jan 21, 2020 07:59 PMwell done SBFD !
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Jan 21, 2020 05:28 PMUnless they are needed elsewhere at that moment, this is an excellent activity for firefighters. They want to be helpful, and it’s good practice.
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Jan 21, 2020 05:34 PMAnd it is good PR.
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Jan 21, 2020 02:33 PMIf it was my toy airplane they would shoot it down.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:25 PMToy airplane? Like a drone?
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Jan 21, 2020 01:49 PMI think a radio- controlled airplane and a drone are two different things. This must be filed under "good for training practice" I suppose.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:18 PMI would say the FD would have been called however it came down.
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Jan 21, 2020 12:26 PMI wonder how much this operation cost taxpayers?
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Jan 22, 2020 10:31 AMI'll bet that $10,000 amount is a real stretch! One truck, not trucks here, & a few guys who were already on duty sitting around watching TV or getting food while they waited for a call. $10,000 though. How about a current, SBFD member weighing in on this claim?
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Jan 22, 2020 07:26 AMI had a fireman friend years ago tell me that each time they fire up the trucks and pull out of the station it costs $10K- That was 10 years ago- Seriously, the resources we pay for to "help" our society are being used for this?!?!?! WTH?!?!?! Whoever was the genius who called the SBFD in the first place should be charged the $10K!!!
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Jan 21, 2020 07:37 PMThankfully they've all been converted to 100% electric, which uses no energy from anywhere.
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Jan 21, 2020 02:14 PMThe truck is going to be fueled and maintained sitting at the station or driving around looking pretty and getting toys out of trees. might as well use the equipment that we pay for them to have.
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Jan 21, 2020 02:07 PMYeah I can believe they would put up their ladder and use a couple gallons of diesel.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:47 PMIt is often pointed out on Edhat how "it doesn't cost a dime because the fire fighters are just sitting around at the station anyway," and so on. Really? So the gasoline and wear and tear and maintenance on the trucks comes free? Who knew?
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Jan 21, 2020 12:37 PMDidn't cost a dime as we are already paying for them to sit at their station or do some training such is the case here. Oh, it would hit a tourist, more likely an urban outdoorsman sleeping it off under the palms.
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Jan 21, 2020 12:21 PMMaybe there was concern that the plane would fall out of the tree and conk some tourist on the head. I guess. Maybe.