Seasonal & Holidays

Watch: Clearwater Firefighters Drop Gelt From 40-Foot Ladder

Chabad of Clearwater got a bit of help from Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department when it hosted Hanukkah activities Dec. 9.

CLEARWATER, FL -- Chabad of Clearwater got a bit of help from Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department when it hosted Hanukkah activities Dec. 9 on Clearwater Beach.

Ladder Truck 48 used its ladder to drop gelt for children from a height of 40 feet.

Children below scrambled to collect the traditional coin-shaped chocolates as they landed on the ground, competing with seagulls that wanted to get in on the celebration.

Find out what's happening in Clearwaterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Video and images via Clearwater Fire

(For more local news from Florida, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here.)

Find out what's happening in Clearwaterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.