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.
Animal Rescue
Utilizing special tools and the prompt assistance of a backhoe, the 24-year-old mare was successfully extricated
Passengers fled the Grand Romance riverboat replica as it burned, before the Vallejo Fire Department brought the flames under control
Family & Home
A 41-year-old firefighter decided to “randomly” play the lottery ahead of his shift, and it paid off – literally
Oceanside firefighters found the man lying on the ground between two homes, and EMS providers transported the patient
First responders transported the seriously injured patient to a Topeka-area hospital
“She was possibly going to go off the road, hit another car, another person, or worse,” said Josh Milne with Gilbert Fire and Rescue
Agata Sarkis was finishing her shift in Milton when she covered the bird with a blanket and transported it to a fire station
“I just couldn’t believe it,” he said
Animal Rescue
“They thought the cow would figure it out, but it got into the creek and the soft ground there and just laid down,” said South Thurston Fire Chief Andrew Schaffran
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Santa Clara County firefighters said the child had been exploring a trail
Construction workers had been replacing the roof at Richmon’s Fire Station 8 when the fire began
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
Animal Rescue
Rescuers had to sedate and carry the young moose who crashed into a bedroom
A cause has not been determined, but crimes and space rocks have been ruled out, said Clayton Thomas, a captain with the Penn Valley Fire Protection District
Watch as Georgetown Fire Department’s fire dog, Koda, happily lets the stranded member inside
“It’s very, very rare, but not impossible” for a meteor to hit a structure, said Penn Valley Fire District Capt. Clayton Thomas
“Nobody knew it was there,’’ said Brighton Assistant Fire Chief Kenneth Hooten
The now-carved Halloween showpiece is on display at Erie’s Firehouse 13
The Williamsburg Fire Department arrived on the scene to find the top of the wind turbine fully engulfed in fire
The so-called Frisco UFO House – a metallic-looking silver home built to resemble a flying saucer – appears to have melted
Two crews rendered aid to the person, who was transported and reported to be in serious condition
Penn Hills Fire officials said the man was unhurt
Animal Rescue
Scottsdale Fire rescue teams carried Diego down a steep part of the trail, and the hiker and her two dogs were then transported using a UTV
Children
Taylor Cruz said he went “into work mode” for his first baby delivery – his daughter
Franklin Fire & Rescue: “Our crew arrived on scene and extinguished the vehicle fire and assisted EMS in patient care”
With a partly crushed skull and a broken jaw, J.C. La Verde kept swimming until he reached safety
San Antonio firefighters found the man “trapped inside a train car by materials shifting inside the car, pinning his foot,” a department spokesperson said
About 10 people gathered around the vehicle’s bumper and worked together, according to the El Paso Fire Department
Duane McFarland didn’t believe he had won until he had his wife confirm the ticket
The Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team assisted the DeForest Fire Department and Sun Prairie EMS