Rose float audio is pulled after backlash over ‘Pancake Breakfast’ entry

Following controversy over its float’s concept, the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association has removed audio from their entry in the Jan. 1 Rose Parade, officials said.

The float, “Pancake Breakfast,” includes a giant fire truck modeled after Sierra Madre’s Fire Engine #41. One firefighter – part of an entourage of three firefighters and the association’s three princesses – is spraying syrup from a fire hose onto a giant stack of pancakes.

The float’s audio – of the firefighter calling for more syrup to spray...