Fire Fighters Save Man and Parrot Stuck in Tree

San Jose firefighters today showed their mettle as rescuers when they rescued a man and his pet parrot who were both stuck in a tree.

According to a San Jose Fire Department news release, Truck Company 13 responded to a report of a man stuck in a tree. However, the firefighters found the man had been trying to rescue his pet parrot by having his friend winch him up into the tree with his jeep. The winch cable cut into the tree and got stuck, leaving the man stranded, according to the release.

Firefighter Asha Wagner climbed the aerial ladder, put a harness on the stranded man and brought him down safely, the release states.

"The aerial was then repositioned and firefighter Mike Murray, aka "the bird whisperer," climbed the ladder and retrieved the frightened parrot," the release states.