Plano Firefighters Save Kitten Trapped In Truck Dashboard | Image by Plano Fire-Rescue /Facebook
Firefighters with Plano Fire-Rescue pulled off an unusual rescue over the weekend, saving a kitten stuck behind a dashboard.
“Dear Kittens of Plano: You can wedge yourselves in trucks, trees, vents, walls… doesn’t matter,” department officials posted. “We will still show up and ruin your plans by rescuing you.”
Plano firefighters responded to a parking lot the evening of November 23, said Public Information Officer Allison Smith to The Dallas Express. There, the department said, they found a kitten stuck behind the dash of an F-150 pickup truck.
A cat rescue group had taken the kitten for evaluation, but it got loose, according to Smith.
“The kitten escaped out of the cat rescue group’s vehicle and got trapped inside the dash, which led to their call for help,” she said.
Firefighters with Station 1, A shift, responded to the scene.
“After nearly two hours and a whole lot of console-and-dash disassembly, the tiny stowaway was safely freed and sent off for evaluation,” department officials posted.
These sorts of situations happen often, but people do not always call the department for help, according to Smith – “Lately though we have had two kitten rescues in precarious situations.”
Firefighters had discovered a kitten stuck 25 feet down a narrow gap in a construction site, Plano fire officials announced on November 7.
The firefighters used quick thinking, a tarp, and some food to bring the kitten safely to the surface. The kitten went to the Plano Animal Shelter.
“The neighbors who first heard its cries hope to adopt her once she’s cleared,” department officials posted at the time.
Plano fire exists to protect property and life, including animals, according to Smith.
“We are always happy to help, no matter the situation,” she said.