1) It's not that they need a fire truck at the LZ. Helicopters land day in, day out without spontaneously combusting.
But what they do need is someone to mark the corners of an area roughly 100'x100' (used to be 60x60) that has been cleared of hazards. That includes walking a field to look for pipes or such that could puncture the bottom of the helicopter if it's tall vegetation like hay. It also means walking the area if you're in doubt whether it's muddy.
They also act as another set of eyes for the pilot and flight crew, to warn them of hazards like power lines.
2) We have paid, both modest cash & member's labor, as well as insurance claims, for damages done to non-involved properties as a result of fire company actions.
The most common scenario is parking of apparatus or member's vehicles on neighboring lawns during mud season. Get the rakes and grass seed out.
Then there was the day a good samaritan had an accident victim sit in the back of the samaritan's uninvolved car and we removed the roof...
Under Connecticut law, the Firefighters personally are protected unless they are "willful and wanton" (malicous). However the Town assumes the liability for their actions and can not use governmental immunity as a defense. In our case, you could put in a claim to the town, who'd likely forward it to the insurance carrier of the fire company. Once the fire company liability insurance is exhausted, then the town's liability insurance kicks in.
The reality of it...is for a couple hundred bucks you're probably in for more aggravation then it's worth trying to pursue someone.
That said, I'd take a photo of the damage, and send a letter to the Fire Department & helicopter service explaining how their poor decision did have a financial impact on you that could've been easily avoided, and ask them to incorporate it into their training in the future.
Pics do help -- I can remember going back 20 years being told to avoid driving through Alfafa fields if we could. It was another 10 years probably before I knew what Alfafa looked like.
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