Line of Duty 1906, Bronze, B432

But the skills of firemen in climbing to great heights on ladders, freeing people from fallen buildings and providing immediate first-aid to victims was soon put to a variety of uses far removed from fighting fires. Numerous calls on the Fire Service to rescue cats stuck in high trees, children with heads stuck between iron railings and accidents at work involving rescue operations became just ' part of the day's work ' - and this is portrayed in the figure of the community Fireman of about 1906 rescuing a well-loved, well-fed cat at no little risk to his own life.