Firefighters rescue ducklings from storm drain

Published 10:04 am Thursday, June 4, 2015

SNOHOMISH — Not all rescues are from burning homes or crumpled cars.

Nor do they all involve people.

On Wednesday night, it was a mother duck who was grateful.

Around 9 p.m., Snohomish County Fire District 7 took a call from Andy and Amanda Heilman, who reported seeing a mother duck frantically pecking at a storm drain. When they investigated, they spotted several ducklings stuck in a storm drain in the 4100 block of 180th Street SE.

Firefighters from Station 72 went to work.

Lt. Jeff Thompson along with Randy Mickels and Michael McConnell pulled the wayward ducklings from the drink and reunited them with their mother.