Summit Fire & EMS firefighters used a ladder truck last Friday night to rescue a male falcon trapped at the Summit County Resource Allocation Park in high netting designed to keep trash from blowing away. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office has started calling the bird “Scrappy,” a reference to the location of his rescue. First responders safely removed the bird from the netting, coordinated with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and transported him to the Summit County Animal Shelter. It stayed at the shelter, where staff evaluated its injured wing, until Sunday, when a parks and wildlife volunteer drove the falcon to an animal rehabilitation center on the Front Range. The bird has a soft tissue tear on his left leg and wing, but he is taking anti-inflammatory and pain medication and is expected to make a full recovery. Read more ...