A local firefighter broke his leg while helping remove a cat from a tree.

The firefighter, Bob Harwood, climbed 50 feet up an oak tree after receiving a call to retrieve the Decker Family’s cat from it.

After retrieving the cat, Harwood fell 15 feet when a dead tree limb broke, breaking his left leg in the process. He is doing ‘just fine’ after being admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital.

The cat, belonging to the twin daughters of Charlie and Kim Decker of 11th Ave., is doing fine as well after landing on Harwood in the fall.