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.
Warehouse Point firefighters are using the incident to notify the public of the dangers that can be involved with lithium batteries.
Taney County EMS providers treated and transported two occupants of a damaged “Dukes of Hazzard”-style orange Dodge Charger
Central Berkeley EMT Lacey Klein’s video of Barbara Gillespie, 72, touched many after Gillespie fell near Klein’s front door while delivering pizza
The group of kids saw smoke and put out the a porch fire before the fire department arrived
The fugitive embroiled in an extradition battle was in one of three vehicles that caught fire in the five-vehicle crash
One witness reported seeing a man in his underwear and draped in an American flag set a store on fire
He said it was the first time he’s ever used the maneuver that he invented
He doused himself in rubbing alcohol and set himself on fire as part of a social media challenge; firefighters found him burned, but no fire
Officials say crews responded Tuesday night and freed the girl in about 15 minutes
When firefighters returned from a call, they found a drunk man sitting in the hose bed; they are unsure how he got there
The man said he was playing hide and seek with his cousin after being found in a business’s chimney
A splint board was used to support the woman’s arm and the shark
Firefighters used an angle grinder to cut the wrench from around the man’s genital
The woman suffered traumatic injuries and was airlifted to the hospital
Officials said they’re no longer needed because they don’t result in time saved getting to a fire
The bear cub was caught snacking on some “bear necessities” in a resident’s fridge
Ramandeep Singh inadvertently pulled the gun’s trigger while taking the photo; he was taken to a hospital, where he died
The fire killed about 80,000 chickens; a blaze at the same farm exactly 27 years ago killed 216,000 chickens
The rumor got started by an unauthorized tweet from someone connected with the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department
The woman was saved by neighbors as they held blankets and bed sheets to protect her from hitting the ground
Six snakes made it out alive, four of which were venomous; no one was hurt in the fire
Firefighters were waiting for conditions to change when the wind turned the fire into a dangerous whirlwind
Rescuers used a helicopter to retrieve the stuck man from a 600-foot cliff after his cell-phone proposal; he was found to be high on meth
The fire department has arranged for a sophisticated 3D soar device to help confirm the ship’s identity; the ship is thought to be the Agnes E. Fry, one of three Civil War shipwrecks in the area
It took two departments 30 minutes to free the Great Dane using rope, harness and tarp
Rescuers used a helicopter to retrieve the stuck man from a 600-foot cliff after his cell-phone proposal; he was found to be high on meth
The man had been using the torch on weeds in the yard when he smelled smoke; the 120-year-old house caught fire quickly because of its old construction
The manifesto railed against the FBI and government corruption; the suspect is accused of leaving pipe bomb-like devices on utility lines near a fire last week
The driver became disoriented, exited the vehicle and was struck by a passing tour bus; he was transported to a hospital for treatment
The girl was stuck for about half an hour after she attempted to throw her shoes in the chute and fell in feet-first
Firefighters responded to the home after a personal medical alarm was activated; the woman was disoriented and shot at the firefighters
The woman covered herself in gasoline and then flicked a lighter; she was hospitalized with third degree burns
The man was perched 80 feet up in the tree for 25 hours as police in an aerial truck stick tried to talk him down
