My Clearwater
Firefighters to the Rescue
Clearwater Fire & Rescue crews respond to car
crashes and medical emergencies every day. Other
times, however, there's another kind of call they
often answer.
It’s the trapped ducklings call.
You see, baby ducks like to explore and wander away from
their mother as they learn to branch out on their own. And
when they do, sometimes they get in a little bit of trouble
and need a helping hand.
On at least a couple of occasions, Clearwater firefighters have
had to enter storm drains to rescue trapped ducklings and
return them to their anxious mother nearby. In one of the
cases, a plastic fire helmet normally given to children turned
out to be the perfect rescue tool.
It’s just all in a day’s work in the life of a firefighter!
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