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Volunteer fire company bands together to rescue escaped parrot

WHITE OAK (KDKA) - It's a tale of a historic and heartwarming rescue of a parrot. 

The Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company in White Oak posted pictures to Facebook of some of their firefighters, along with some help from the White Oak Volunteer Company No. 1 of their rescue of "Dickie" the parrot. 

Today Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company and White Oak Volunteer Fire Company #1, Station 299 helped save Dickie the Parrot...

Posted by Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday, July 27, 2023

Dickie escaped from his home and spent a few hours running through a tree during a thunderstorm. 

The volunteer firefighters were able to get him out of the tree and back home safely with his family! 

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