A Florida Firefighter’s Family Adopted the Kitten He Helped Rescue From a Storm Drain
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The shift was nearly over, and the kitten had other plans. Oviedo, Florida, firefighters were getting off duty on Nov. 8 when a call came in about a kitten trapped in a storm drain, according to WFTV.
A caller had heard the kitten and asked for help, WFTV reported.
Lt. Maddox, Engineer Trotter and Firefighter Cortes went into the storm drain and got the kitten out safely, per the City of Oviedo. The city shared photos of a very wet kitten wrapped in a towel.
Then came the part that made the rescue a keeper. Trotter took the kitten to his parents’ home, and they adopted it right away, WFTV said. A later photo from the city shows the kitten resting on furniture in its new home.
“Our firefighters are always prepared for rescues, be it human or kitten,” the department said, per WFTV.
Storm drains seem to be a popular spot for kittens in trouble. Earlier this week, a different kitten in Deer Park, New York, was lured out with chicken nuggets after being stuck for more than five hours, and it is now waiting for a home.
It has happened in Seminole County before, too. In October 2025, a firefighter in nearby Longwood adopted a kitten that crews pulled from a storm drain, according to FOX 35 Orlando.
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