A man who became trapped in a Dundee tanning booth was one of a number of bizarre rescue operations undertaken by firefighters in the past three months.
Other emergency special service calls (ESSCs) included removing a boy who became trapped in a grate and rings from someone’s fingers.
Crews also helped an elderly woman who trapped her head under a radiator and a female wheelchair user who became trapped in a door panel.
Scottish Fire and Rescue personnel were also called out to more mundane calls, including a staggering 34 times in the last three months to help people who had become locked in and out of their homes.
Area manager Colin Grieve said in a report to councillors: “Most non-fire emergencies are classed as ESSCs.
“These can include a wide variety of incidents from road traffic collisions, water rescues and flooding, through to the removal of dangerous objects from height, such as loose masonry, or people becoming trapped and requiring to be rescued.
“The number of these calls can often be attributed to severe weather conditions being experienced in the local area; therefore the number of incidents of this type has a tendency to fluctuate, with trends proving to be challenging to predict.”
The report which measures the performance of the fire service in Dundee in the last three months also revealed that there were 18 deliberately set fires in the first quarter of 2015.
A total of 124 deliberate secondary fires was also recorded in the period an increase on the five-year average.
Mr Grieve said: “A number of initiatives have been undertaken to reduce these incidents and local managers have been working closely with police and other partners to address this matter.
“Intelligence is shared regularly as part of the multi-agency tasking and coordinating meetings and also the fire-related antisocial behaviour group where discussions have led to a number of actions being taken to address this issue.”
The report, which will be discussed by councillors on Monday, also reveals firefighters attended 13 blazes in non-domestic properties, including a cinema, during the first period of 2015.
The number of malicious fire alarms is also below the five-year average, with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service called out 24 times to deliberate false alarms between January and March.