Family grateful for firefighters helping rescue bird

Late one night when I was covering our birds’ cage so they could sleep I saw that Appolina had crawled and pushed herself into a set of rings on a candle holder that was in the cage as a toy.

Her wings were stuck between the rings, and she was in a panic when we tried to pull her out. Her feathers were stuck. We tried to cut the rings, but we couldn’t. Not knowing what else to do we called the Eatonville Fire Department. Two firemen came. 

The one with a thick mustache and a big, warm friendly smile said this was a first time helping a bird although they had many interesting stories about removing wild animals from basements and attics while saving pets from danger. 

He took out a pair of big pliers and cut the thick wire in several places. Appolina was rescued safely. My husband and I were so grateful for their help. The next day Appolina was back to normal, so I went to the fire department to ask how much we owed them, and the receptionist said the help was free. 

I was even more grateful and bought a box of chocolates to give to the firefighters. We wanted to express our respect to the firefighters who risk their lives at the scene of fires or disasters and even saved our little bird’s life who is so important to our hearts.