Weird News
The weird news topic covers offbeat news about firefighting – all the quirky, unusual news that everyone in the firehouse is going to be talking about.
The Palm Beach County first responder left his gear in the vehicle along with his Apple MacBook Air, which he pinged
The Escondido apparatus got help from a tow truck
New Bedford crewmembers did not let the Nissan get in their way
The 5-year-old boy was sedated and firefighters cut the nut using a rotary tool
The foam, which discharged accidentally, spilled onto the streets and surrounded two tanker trucks
The bride, rather than being upset, thanked the firefighters for serving and protecting
Johnny Mullins, 21 was arrested this week on a second-degree arson charge
The student suffered a leg burn and was taken to a hospital for treatment
Fire crews used the jaws of life to rescue the driver from the mangled vehicle
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Firefighters extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported
The construction worker was trapped inside an excavator for nearly two and a half hours; he was talking but seriously injured
The chief was rushed to the hospital, where he was treated and later released; an investigation is underway
The car wash owner said firefighters asked the women to get off the rig at the charity event, but one firefighter appears to tuck money into a woman’s bikini
The man got stuck head-first between two rocks while trying to retrieve his cellphone
Passengers on the plane said they saw and smelled smoke; water and a fire extinguisher was used to put out the smoke
Dozens of firefighters battled the stubborn three-alarm blaze for hours
The ammunition popped for about 10 minutes before firefighters could finish putting out the fire
Three departments reported to a horse stable to put out the fires
The apartment building was cleared over the strong odor of cooked urine and possibly other chemicals
One man fell about 80 feet to the beach; firefighters rescued the other from a 50-foot cliff
A woman melted her tub after attempting to barbecue a brisket in her bathroom
Firefighters responded to the apartment after reports of smoke
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The fire department would not elaborate on what led the woman to fall into a 10-foot-deep manhole at 4:30 a.m.
Officials said the man broke in through a window and hung out of a fire truck before changing attire
After 30 minutes, police bomb experts determined the shell was not explosive; no one was injured
Firefighters contained the Southern California blaze to 1.5 acres; the mother bear was near the fire but not a threat to firefighters
The fire occurred outside a craft store; the identity of the person or cause of death has not been determined
The fire chief was grateful the lantern didn’t start a brush fire in his heavily wooded yard
A track meet competitor tripped and was stabbed in the eye by a javelin; someone removed it before firefighters arrived
Officials said someone erroneously called 911 reporting hundreds of people needed medical attention for severe burns
After taking a taxi home from a bar, he took the department van to chase the cab to retrieve the food he left behind
