"I'll take 'when was a bear (or cat) skeleton ever found in a tree — never' for $400, Alex"

who even thought trying to “rescue” him was a good idea?

Hartford Firemen work to rescue bear from tree

Firefighters were called to a report of a bear in a tree on Hillside Avenue around 9:30 a.m. DEEP was also contacted and responded.

A tranquilizer team determined the bear was too high in the tree to safely remove it, fire officials said.

During the incident, a fire call came in and companies cleared Hillside Avenue to respond to the fire.

According to fire officials, the bear came down without firefighters' assistance.