Stuck Duck

[kshotton45]

This news item was reported today. The location is near to where I live....

Fire service defends duck rescue .
A fire service which sent three fire engines and a rescue boat to save a trapped duck has said it was not a waste of resources.
The bird had been trapped in a drainage tunnel for five days at Earlswood Lakes, near Solihull, West Midlands, during the recent floods.
One of the Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service crews was summoned from Rugby - 35 miles from the incident.
Firefighters managed to free the bird after its owner called 999.
A spokeswoman denied the rescue was a waste of money and said there were no other calls to deal with at the time.

The spokeswoman said: "It's debatable whether a 999 call should have been made, but people do do it sometimes, and this is part of the service firefighters provide.

"This certainly wasn't a waste of resources. It's all a matter of prioritising which incidents to attend and it may have been that there were no other calls at the time."
She said that the firefighters would have left the duck if a more urgent call had come in.
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Although amusing - it was being discussed on the local TV news and the report ended with the reporter adding, " Yes, but who pays for it all.......? ".

It's when everything is driven by money, that Dolphins become extinct.

Keith.

[demicav]

I think it's great that there are people around that will give their time to help animals. Like they said if a more urgent call had come in they would have to sort out their priorities but were able to save a life. It may only be a duck to some people but it is a living creature that was in distress but you know some folks are so sad they'll find fault with anything.

[thunder]

The firemen would be paid even if they hadn't gone out to the duck - the only cost would be the fuel used and a bit more wear and tear. Trivial! People just love to moan. If they'd not gone out there would probably have been a news article about "Callous fire brigade leave pet duck to die" and someone saying "Who pays their wages?"! They can't win!

henrya

[naturelover]

Originally Posted by thunder

The firemen would be paid even if they hadn't gone out to the duck - the only cost would be the fuel used and a bit more wear and tear. Trivial! People just love to moan. If they'd not gone out there would probably have been a news article about "Callous fire brigade leave pet duck to die" and someone saying "Who pays their wages?"! They can't win!

henrya

thats a great tale so glad the duck was ok,poor little thing i bet it was petrifried when the firemen got hold of it,its a wonder it servived as birds are funny little things they die of shock so easily.betty.