Ducklings rescued from storm drain

Wausau firefighters rescue a group of ducklings from a storm drain. Image courtesy: Wausau FD

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — Wausau firefighters rescued a group of orphaned ducklings from a storm drain on Wednesday night.

At around 10 pm, the department went to rescue ducklings out of a storm drain when they made an unfortunate discovery. The mother duck was hit by a car and died next to the drain her babies were stuck in.

This left six orphan ducklings for the department to rescue, which they were able to do with a fishing net.

The fire department tweeted: “Duck rescues being performed by fire service professionals are not that uncommon. In the case of the duck rescue performed by Station 2 last night, they took it a little further than normal.

At around 10PM on 5/19, Station 2 was paged for a duck rescue in a storm drain. Once on scene, they discovered that the mother duck had been struck by a vehicle and succumbed to her injuries next to the drain. Sadly, this left 6 orphaned ducklings.

The crew carefully used a fishing net to rescue the ducklings from the drain without needing to make an official Confined Space Entry. Once rescued, the ducklings were placed into a box that was made as comfortable for them as possible. Knowing that these ducklings were now orphaned, the crew took the next steps exemplifying their level of Professionalism and Compassion.

A call was made by the crew to a local bird rescue expert in hopes of providing them a home, even if temporarily. However, by the time the expert was able to get back to them, the Ambulance crew had gotten the ducks back to Station 2. When the Engine returned, they found that the Medics had gathered food and water and were caring for the ducklings as if they were family pets. The ducks were soon received by the bird expert and on their way to further care.

Thank you gentlemen for exemplifying the professionalism, respect, and compassion we strive for daily in our Core Values.

A local bird expert was called to take care of the orphans, but before that, Station 2 became the bird’s temporary home. Reportedly, by the time the expert could get to the scene medics had “gathered food and water and were caring for the ducklings as if they were family pets.”

Ducklings rescued from storm drain

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