SCE troubleman Bojan Plavsic uses a hot stick to remove a metallic balloon from a power line recently in Manhattan Beach.
The face on this metallic balloon held by SCE’s Bojan Plavsic belies the outage and public safety risks presented by the colorful gifts when they are released into the air.
Edison employees enlisted their children and friends as volunteers at the Orange County Food Bank on National Family Volunteer Day.
The only and safest way to own metallic balloons is to buy and keep them tied to a weight — as required by California law — and to never release them from that weight or anything else outdoors.
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