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.
From a “spaceship” fire to an impromptu station wedding, and even 792 jars of Ragú, 2022 gave firefighters across the country some unique experiences
“It was a new one to us,” officials from the Burlington FD said after a synthetic-material jacket overheated and ignited a pile of clothes on a bed
The single-engine aircraft was ensnared about 100 feet off the ground, and the rescuers used a crane
The firefighter was airlifted to a hospital after he walked about a mile from the site of the attack to the helicopter
The forestry spokesman said it is the first time he’s seen a train used to battle wildland fires
The man charged at firefighters and was forcefully striking them; crews tackled him and tried to hold him down as he kept fighting
Firefighters said they started stoning the fire truck before pouring petrol and setting it ablaze; the protests are over inadequate parking space
The sheriff’s office bomb squad removed the ball; the man set the house on fire by using a cigarette lighter
The boy’s mother was putting him and the dog in the car when he hit the lock button while the keys were still in the car
She was found more than 12 hours after the apartment fire lying on the ground nude and badly burned
The 20-year-old was arrested for burning and causing damage to personal property and misusing a fire alarm
Police tried to use fire extinguishers to get the bees away from the man before firefighters got him into their truck where some of the bees followed
Fellow homeless people grew tired of him masturbating with the door open and tipped it over, trapping him inside
Francis Cook Jr. had the choice of taking the full $1 million over 30 years or a one-time cash payment of $537,393
The incident may be connected to a report of a woman threatening to jump from a roof earlier in the day
He’s charged with putting a propane tank in a lit oven because he was angry over being asked to leave the boarding house
The man tried to shut off their hoses as they worked to douse the fire he started; he was forcibly detained by firefighters and a police officer
This time, Terrance King posed as a doctor, stole an ambulance and later crashed it; he was arrested twice in 2013 for posing as a firefighter
Crews cleaned up the six flags and displayed them in front of the fire station on Memorial Day
Paramedics from the Milwaukee Fire Department said Sancomb was “cold to the touch and in rigor,” and they did not attempt to resuscitate him
It isn’t unique for a department to branch out from traditional fundraising activities, but it’s uncommon to assume the role of landlord
The department, one of 100 winners, was nominated by a resident who thought the firefighters were doing a good job
Crews dug into the ground and broke into a concrete pipe to free the unidentified man
It took crews a while to get a ladder to the top of the smokestack where fireworks had set a fire
The fire truck was surrounded by 130,000-volt power lines, one burned nearly through a back hand rail
More than 2,000 people signed a petition asking Commissioner Brenda Carey to apologize to the firefighters
The man added lighter fluid and gasoline to a birthday cake recipe so he could post a video of the fiery result on YouTube
A one-year-old was also rescued while trying to climb out the window to join the toddler
Commissioner Brenda Carey texted a complaint to firefighters for going to a Winn-Dixie while they were on the clock
Firefighters used a ladder to cut the net and get him safely down
Citing the impacts of budget cuts, the union asked Ikea to forego an 11-year tax break the city used to lure the company
A glass bay door sustained extensive damage and a fire truck will be out of service after receiving minor damage
Fire officials said it is the fire department’s second duck rescue in a week
