American firefighters have an impressive history of rescuing kittens and cats. The usual circumstances are (a) house fires (b) cats stuck in drains (c) cats stuck in walls or other small spaces (d) cats stuck in trees.

The fire service is a community service. A part of serving the community is to save the lives of cats and kittens that find themselves in life threatening situations.
The house fire is the most common. Cats hide and inhale smoke and are sometimes badly burned. Firefighters often use oxygen masks to resuscitate cats that have inhaled smoke. There have been some impressive life saving moments using oxygen masks.
The firefighter saving a cat’s life is a newsworthy story. There is a nice contrast between the macho firefighter and the vulnerable kitten. It is nice for a cat lover to see the tender side of the male of the human species. This applies, particularly to women. Sensitivity is a quality that women admire in a man. I suppose you could say that the firefighter-rescuing-cat stories are really aimed at women if you were thinking commercially.
This page is a tribute to the American firefighter for coming out to serve the community in such an impressive and tender way. I have a feeling that the America fire service is more ready and willing to save the lives of cats than the same service in many other countries. They are probably the best at it.
There is always the question of cost. It is rather ironic that the cost of some of these rescue operations must be in the thousands of dollars. The lives of many other cats are rated far more cheaply.
A note about the photos: I have taken the liberty of publishing them without credits. In some cases there are no credits. They are probably in the public domain by now. If someone wants to take issue just tell me in a comment and I’ll deal with it fast.
Thanks. I am pleased Joey is remembered in an cat loving environment.
You did an awesome job!! See how creative you are??? Thank you very much !
Jayme, this is your comment in an article:
https://pictures-of-cats.org/firefighters-didnt-try-to-save-my-cat.html
What I’ll do is to delete most of your comment and link to the page. If you want to change something just ask.
It will always be more affecting than losing a human. I learned a lot in my pet loss group. I learned that because of the bond, because of the unconditional love shared with a pet, it makes it a lot harder to process when the time comes for them to leave us. They love us despite the kind of job we have, the kind of car we drive, the kind of home we live in or how much money we make. They will always be there by our side. So, i understand your loss. I hope you had a long happy life with her.
I have the same sense of loss of a cat that was special to me. She died in 1994. And it still hurts. I lost of bit of me when she died. It is more potent for me than losing a human member of the family.