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.
Oakland firefighters had used the Jaws of Life during a call and then discovered it had been stolen
Cleveland Fire Department firefighters removed bricks from the lower section of the chimney in order to free the man
The National Park Service said the man was taking a short walk in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in 123-degree heat when he either broke or lost his flip-flops
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 Portland City Council’s provision is part of a labor deal to increase pay for firefighters forced to work mandatory overtime due to short staffing
Members of the Seminole County Fire Department’s large animal rescue team responded after the cow got stuck trying to get a drink from a nearby pond
In the 911 cellphone call, dispatchers can be heard saying, “you’re stuck where?” and “scream as loud as you can”
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.
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
Eloy Fire District firefighters ensured electricity to the power lines was turned off before working to free the man
The patient was alert throughout the rescue
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
“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
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
