How many fireman does it take to rescue a duck?

Apparently the answer is three fire engines and a rescue boat. This is deemed to not be a waste of resources as there were "no more important calls at the time" a spokeswoman said. Had a more important call come in the fireman would have left the scene.

One of the fire engines made a 35 mile journey to attend the scene, so had a call come in, it would potentially be 35 miles away. It's all a matter of priorities the spokeswoman added. It appears ducks are very high up that priority list, judging by the amount of resources attributed to it.