Firefighters make extraordinary save after responding to unusual tree rescue: 'Incredible efforts'

Firefighters make extraordinary save after responding to unusual tree rescue: 'Incredible efforts'

The trope of firefighters saving cats from trees is about as old as fire departments themselves. One story from the Alvin Volunteer Fire Department in Alvin, Texas, however, offers something of a fresh take on the old cliche.  On Super Bowl Sunday, the Alvin Volunteer Fire Department received a report about a large bird stuck high up in a tree. They found what appeared to be a bald eagle with its leg knotted up in a length of string. In what was…