Firefighters have safely removed a 5-year-old child's finger from a school bus seatbelt buckle after it got stuck.

First responders from New Fairfield and Danbury used a high-speed diamond cutter to free the unnamed boy from the buckle Friday evening at Danbury Hospital.  Firefighters tried a number of different ways to free the finger, including using oil and ice before turning to the cutter.

They placed a safety guard over the child's finger and kept a stream of water going over the tool and the belt to keep the metal from overheating. 

(Photos: DFD)

Firefighters say the child's hand wasn't injured and that his family planned to keep the remaining buckle as a reminder of the ordeal.  Danbury Fire Department officials are planning visit from the patient and his family for a tour of the firehouse and maybe some ice cream.