Emergency Services

Must also mention a post by Annibach. Mountain Rescue. Must also mention RNLI, plus all other voluntary or paid services to humanity and animals in the UK. I really did not mean to miss any of you out. You really are what makes this country a better place to live. Love you all x

I really don't think you can fault our emergency services (as a rule!) We're very lucky to have them.

We have twice had owls stuck in the chimney of our house. Once in the flexible hose of the cooker hood and once at the bottom of the flue the hose fed into.

We managed to get them out, although one flew round the kitchen several times, its wings getting within fractions of an inch of all the china on my dresser before flying out of the door!

After the second one we got our roofer to place a thick mesh across the top of the chimney. It never occurred to us to call the Fire Brigade.

Totally agree CelticRose. An elderly couple died in a house fire last year. All because the local fire station had been shut down. Their fire coincided with a large factory fire in Liverpool. There were no other stations available. So so sad .

Yes. A lot of debris PamelaJ1. My husband initially wanted to set rubbish alight that was in the grate! I duly reported him to Owl Sanctuary. It was they who advised that the Fire Service would not mind helping out. Such a shame regarding cut backs in all of these emergency services. I suppose though it affects those of us not wealthy enough to have alternative options. Even Windsor Castle had the Armed Services to help put out that blaze.

Oh dear CelticRose, was there a lot of mess?
We had one in the old chimney where our boiler used to be.
Luckily we have an air vent which my husband unscrewed. No mess except for the trail of blood to the door, my husbands. The ungrateful thing bit him!
Yes our services are amazing.

Wow. A trapped owl must have been a nice change for the firemen. Entirely agree with all the other posters. We're very lucky to have these dedicated services to help us when we need them.

Totally agree - I had to call an ambulance early this year, I found myself continually apologising to the paramedics as I was afraid I was wasting their time. Then one of them looked at me hard and said "I always tell our older (!) patients when in doubt - give us a shout".

I agree and having witnessed two local policemen grappling a drunk and violent neighbour into the gutter on Christmas Day in the pouring rain I take my hat off to them all.

Lovely. Lucky owl.