FAIRBORN — A firefighter had to make a special rescue on Wednesday.
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The Fairborn Fire Department wrote in a social media post that Firefighter/Paramedic Fugate was “in a squirrelly situation.”
It ended with a happy ending.
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A photo showed that a squirrel was stuck behind a pole.
“Sometimes the calls we go on can get a little nutty,” the department said. “FF/PM Fugate found himself in a squirrelly situation (Wednesday) morning that ended in a successful rescue!”
The department said that they don’t encounter animal rescues every day.
They concluded that animal rescues can’t always be done, but sometimes, “the circumstances line up just right.”
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