If you have an open chimney where the bird can escape from below then you might want to try and coax the bird out rather than reach up and grab it.
Bird stuck in gas fireplace.
A fishnet with small holes can be used in place of a towel to trap a bird in a fireplace.
What to do if the bird is hurt.
Leave a few scraps of food in your fireplace to try and tempt the bird to come down and eat and leave the room for a while with a window ajar for the bird to fly out of.
Remember chimney swifts are a protected species.
Ensure that the trapped creature really is a bird and not a raccoon or another wild.
Choose a box that fits the fireplace opening without much room around the sides to avoid the bird traveling or getting.
Additionally if flues are open when accidents occur home residents will be able to see the birds fall into the fireplace.
Day 3 bird still alive phoned repairs and lost the plot politely though phoned pest control and finally got somewhere.
How to get a bird out of a fireplace if there s a nest if possible wait for any baby birds to fledge and leave the nest.
Arranged someone to come out who arranged for a gas engineer to come out at the same time to remove fire as it was pinned in.