Cat Up A Tree!!!!!!

We recieved a call from a very upset daughter this morning, her cat Lila went up to top of 50ft fir tree yesterday and is stuck up there!
RSPCA came,called out fire sevice who came and said we can put up ladders but we are not allowed to climb up and rescue cat because of health and safety regs!
They told RSPCA girl to go up, she couldnt go cos she isnt trained in ladder work, so the ladders were put up and left for 1 hour in the hope that the cat would climb down herself!
Poor Lila is still up there, and the fire service have offered to come back and hose her out of the tree tomorrow!!!!!!
Seems a bit over the top to me, but dont know what else to do. We have left a bowl of tuna at bottom in the hope she will smell it and come down herself!
I will fill you all in tomorrow with what happens!