RCFR and TWRA Rescue Owl Trapped in Chicken Coop

Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR) and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) had a unique rescue Monday—an owl was trapped in a net over a chicken coop in the Woods Ridge area of Rutherford County.

Firefighters Jerrod Clanton and Kyle Spicer, with guidance from TWRA’s Matt Brian, carefully freed the bird from the net.

“As a firefighter, you never know what your day is going to look like,” said Clanton, “but I sure never expected to participate in an owl rescue when I reported for work this morning.”

The owl was released in a safe location and took flight with no issues. No chickens or ducks were harmed in the incident.