By Peter Vinyard
Santa Barbara firefighters save a kids radio-controlled airplane from the palm tree this morning at Chase Palm Park.
Firefighters Save Toy Airplane
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January 21, 2020, 11:55 am
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Toy airplane? Like a drone?
It 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?
Yeah I can believe they would put up their ladder and use a couple gallons of diesel.
The 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.
If it was my toy airplane they would shoot it down.
Unless they are needed elsewhere at that moment, this is an excellent activity for firefighters. They want to be helpful, and it’s good practice.
And it is good PR.
Thankfully they’ve all been converted to 100% electric, which uses no energy from anywhere.
well done SBFD !
I 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!
I wonder how much this operation cost taxpayers?
Didn’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.
I 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!!!