🚀 go-pugleaf

mkivela@snet.net (Matt) wrote in message news:<c09625aa.0201271545.7fa70740@posting.google.com>...
> Unlike most responses, yep, we do that...with (lots) of caveats that
> come down to officers/members discretion.
> 
> I'd say those include
> -- At our convience.  Don't even think about calling at 4am, or will
> find Thomas D. Horne to sick on you...
> -- Which usually means sometime late in the afternoon, or the
> following a day or two.  By which time problem is usually self
> rectified.
> -- Aerial only.  If we gotta raise a ground ladder, ain't gonna
> happen.  To many things could go wrong to risk going up a ground
> ladder against a tree.
> 
> Let's face it...the typical Cat will jump from the tree as soon as the
> firefighter is close enough for the Cat to realize just how ugly they
> are.
> 
> There is a lot of extra little services we have done over the years
> because we were asked.  If they're reasonable, they're done. 
> Sometimes it's sorry, we can't help you with that.

Had call several years back - elderly lady saw cat in tree and call
our department to get it down.  One of our engine companies responded
(we are a
small volunteer department).  Tree was in location not easily
accessible to our
aerial.  What they did was take turnout coat and held it out like a
net.  Took
booster line off engine charged it and using strem knocked cat out of
tree
and (fortunately!) caught it in coat.  Cat jumped off coat and took
off
(probably scared 8 of 9 lives from him!).  Lady was so impressed sent
in $50
donation to department.  Another job well done.