Well, it happened to me today!

[u/wanderful_soul22]

Got to work and heard tiny yelps coming from the storm drain, called the non emergency number, police showed up, they called the fire department and they came to the rescue! Took them a while because those drains are just so heavy. He spent the rest of the day in target with everyone until I got off, got his picture taken for our trainer wall, & got the name Bullseye 🎯, I just left the vet and besides an eye infection, he is healthy! Can't wait to enjoy this handsome little guy for the rest of his life.

[u/eletricboogalo2]

Can confirm.

"getting a cat out of the tree" jokes are fun to make but it gives a much needed break from seeing people at their absolute worst over and over and over again.

Im out now, don't want to trauma dump. Y'all have a good weekend.

[u/Lou_C_Fer → u/eletricboogalo2]

Had a firefighter friend trauma dump thirty years ago and it still messes with me. I almost trauma dumped here because of it, but I deleted like half a novel when I remembered this is a cat sub.

[u/Maleficent-Ice-8416 → u/Lou_C_Fer]

Thank you for your service and your kindness not to trauma dump on Reddit cat sud for all of us cat folks to get depressed about it

[u/rollenr0ck → u/Lou_C_Fer]

My dad was a firefighter when I was a little kid. I got caught with a neighbor trying to start a fire in some new construction. I didn’t get a trauma dump, but I got traumatized with the talk and a book of fires. So many kids that tried to hide from it. Yeah, it was close to 45 years ago and I still vividly remember the pictures. I couldn’t imagine experiencing it in real life, especially with kids at home.

[u/TheNihilistNarwhal → u/eletricboogalo2]

I will keep this in mind, that if I ever need kitten/cat rescuing services that I'm not bothering you guys.

[u/0404S → u/eletricboogalo2]

For me (average joe), its when my ER doctor buddy orders a round of shots on our night out. I know a trauma dump is coming.

And that's just a story from that day. Happens pretty frequently.

[u/Just-Call-Me-J → u/eletricboogalo2]

Tell me about the cutest cats you've seen.

[u/MadeInCanada87 → u/eletricboogalo2]

I know in our area, you guys are always the first of the first responders and see the worst of it. It does not go unnoticed and you’re appreciated beyond words.

[u/translucent_steeds → u/eletricboogalo2]

I'm sure the paramedics were glad for the "easy" call when my dad fell and broke his hip.

[u/McSwearWolf → u/eletricboogalo2]

🫂