DECATUR, Ga. — Decatur Fire & Rescue personnel said a recently rescued animal was able to go from an engine compartment to a forever home.
According to officials, the B-shift team helped save a kitten trapped in a vehicle’s engine compartment for two days.
The team brought the kitten, Smokey, to DeKalb County Animal Services.
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The fire department said the best part of saving the kitten wasn’t just that they were saved, but that Smokey almost immediately found his forever family.
The department said they were grateful that a resident had come to them to help save the kitten.
“Thank you to the community member for coming by and trusting us with such a delicate problem, as cats tend to hide in these places when the weather gets cold!” the department said.
The department also encouraged residents to go to local shelters and consider adopting their own furry friends.
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