Animal missions

Emergency landing in sewage treatment plant: young falcons rescued!

The Florianis used the telescopic mast to make their way to the young falcon in the sewage basin.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/FF Ybbs)

The fire department in the Mostviertel region used the telescopic boom lift to rescue the feathered fledglings. Other animal rescues also kept the volunteers in Lower Austria on their toes. 

Four young falcons probably overestimated their strength during their first flight in Ybbs an der Donau, Melk district. The feathered young hunters had to abruptly abort their excursion into the air - and made an emergency landing in the sewage treatment plant. Florianis even had to deploy the cherry picker to be able to rescue one of the flapping hernia pilots from the sewage sludge. The other three at least made it to the edge of the pool.

Snake caused a moment of shock
A snake, on the other hand, caused a fire department operation in Erla, Amstetten district. It had strayed into the garden of a detached house and startled the family. The emergency services rescued the grass snake and released it into the nearby meadow.

Garden fence as a prison for hedgehog lady and dog "Jeannie"(Bild: FF Vösendorf)

Garden fence as a prison for hedgehog lady and dog "Jeannie"(Bild: FF Strasshof)

Hedgehog and dog stuck in fences
The fire department had to use heavy equipment to rescue two more four-legged friends: In Vösendorf, district of Mödling, a small hedgehog had become trapped in a fence. The bars were loosened using a battery-powered spreader and the prickly female was released into the wild after a brief health check at the animal shelter. The rescue shears, which are normally used to open car wrecks, were also used in Strasshof an der Nordbahn, where female dog "Jeannie" got her head stuck in the garden fence.