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 Madison Fire Department said crewmembers pulled a pan of burned hamburger off the stove before a fire could ignite
Austell Firefighter Bret Langston’s daughter didn’t have time to get to a birthing center – a bunk room would do
Warehouse Point firefighters are using the incident to notify the public of the dangers that can be involved with lithium batteries.
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
Firefighters determined the headboard reflected sunlight onto a carport, causing it to catch fire and causing about $15,000 worth of damage
The man, who was part of a performance, attempted to breathe fire when he went up in a ball of flames
The firefighter’s home was destroyed by the blaze; everyone in the house was able to escape
The man, wearing a firefighter’s uniform, sneaked into a hotel during a fire; he claimed he was firefighter and volunteered to help
Firefighters in Nova Scotia were perplexed when their dry hydrant become clogged; when they opened it up the hydrant was clogged with some sort of catfish
The Marion County, Fla. fire captain stuck out his arm to stop a baseball bat that flew into the crowd from his hitting his son’s head
Gasoline leaked from the SUV into the store, causing a temporary evacuation
The FBI says he immediately put out the fire, exited the bathroom and returned with a fire extinguisher to take care of any smoldering towels
What could have been a mass-casualty incident for fire and EMS, ended with no apparent injuries
Rescuers freed the 87-year-old pilot who’s plane was stuck in tree branches 50-feet above ground.
Videos made by a teen showing a flamethrower lighting up a turkey spit has Conn. lawmakers considering how to make putting weapons on drones a crime
The list was compiled based on occupations of users’ dating profiles that received the highest ratio of “right swipes”
An employee fell ill after opening an envelope containing a powdery substance; 50 people from the office building were put in quarantine
“Firewatch” delivers some lovely images, but its storytelling is so laid-back that I dozed off a few times with my controller in my hands
Firefighters unable to locate a reported car fire searched surrounding roads when a woman thought she saw an impersonator illegally pulling over another driver
Rob Gronkowski, his two brothers and the firefighter had to eat wings covered in blazin’ hot sauce in six minutes with no celery, carrots, dressing or drinks
New York Fire Department Chaplain Ann Kansfield rushed to the collapse scene Friday morning and found a shivering bride in her gown, unable to marry at city hall due the collapse; she married the pair on nearby steps
First responders were able to free the unresponsive man by pushing his vehicle away from the wall
The man was taken to a hospital, but wasn’t seriously hurt; no one else was injured
Patrick McBride fought off competition from 20,000 other hopefuls to land the role
He believes the department is listing him as a firefighter to show compliance after a federal racial discrimination lawsuit
The trains will carry water, their own breathing air and have the capacity to haul 60 people
No one was injured when a garbage truck fueled by natural gas exploded like a missile
The vintage rig was rebuilt from a 1946 Ford fire truck that was the first motor-driven fire-fighting vehicle in Albion, Ill.
The employee was tending to the landscape when he lost his footing on a planter and fell 15 to 20 feet into the habitat
Crews were called to the school after an alarm sounded; they caught the man while running in full gear
