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Colleton County Fire-Rescue members had the rare
opportunity to pre-plan a blimp on Monday. The
Lowcountry
Regional
Airport
is a waypoint for several zeppelins as they travel up and down the east
coast. We have had visits from the Fuji Blimp, the Met-Life Blimp and on
Monday it was perhaps the most famous of the dirigibles, the Good Year
Blimp. The blimp made a stop in Colleton County during its return trip to
Florida from its last assignment at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in
Charlotte. After learning about the engine and fuel tank
configurations and basic ground safety, members were allowed to tour the
airship which seats 7 and has about 36,000 LED lights on the side.
Participating members included Fire Marshal
Roger Johnston
who set up the tour, Chief McRoy, Captain Wojcik, Lieutenant Feather and
Firefighter McAlhaney. More information about the Good Year Blimp fleet
can be found at http://www.goodyearblimp.com/faqs/faqs_construction.html
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