FIREFIGHTERS across Cumbria are tasked to a wide range of callouts including animal rescues and toddlers trapped in cars as well as fires.
In Barrow, Walney, Millom and Ulverston our brave firefighters are on hand 24/7 to save our lives, but occasionally fire crews are tasked to the more bizarre callouts.
We've compiled a list, using our archive, of some of the most unusual callouts.
1. Woman with hand trapped down the back of a sofa;
2. A pan of burnt Bratwursts leading to a flat rescue READ THE FULL STORY ;
3. A tray of burnt potato wedges being cooked in the canteen at the Devonshire Dock Hall READ THE FULL STORY ;
4. A seagull trapped on the roof of the ambulance station READ THE FULL STORY ;
5. Man cut free from handcuffs (not police-issue cuffs);
6. Teenager stuck in a baby swing at a playground - for the second time READ THE FULL STORY ;
7. Cat stuck down the side of a garage;
8. Child wedged between a fence and a garden shed;
9. Bird stuck in a chimney;
10. Child's head stuck in railings.
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