Firefighters Go Nuts

As part of the new Government's efforts to reduce debt, not only has there been budget cuts in the public sector, but the various services are now to undertake other duties not normally associated with their remit in an effort to further save money. As part of these new efficiencies, firefighters were yesterday called out to deal with a pest squirrel who wouldn't leave a homeowner's property. Taking calls like this on the way back from an incident, because the RSPCA was busy delivering mail at the time, allows for more effective use of time between various organisations. All participating organisations have been equipped with a plentiful supply of water bottles in the event they are called out to a fire. Brighton firefighters chased the critter around for over 30 minutes before, to the joy of the homeowner, it jumped out of the window. "He was leaping about all over us. It was hilarious," said Steve Grimsall, Crew Manager. "though, if the resident had stayed in another room like we asked, we could have had the squirrel out a lot sooner." 

Reporter: G Drury
Source: Metro, 27/05/2010