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.
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
More than 100 firefighters fought for 3 hours to contain the blaze across two poultry sites
While texting and driving her car collided into the guardrail, sending a metal pole through her thigh and buttocks
Some say the former Philadelphia Eagle traded game tickets for fire department ride alongs; it is unclear if he went in burning buildings
The mother, 83, and daughter 52, were treasurer and president, respectively, when the money went missing
A man died of a heart attack on a Southwest flight; his wife said there was a defibrillator on board but it wasn’t used because her husband’s chest was too hairy
The fire chief and his wife allegedly sent a letter falsely claiming the deceased was a firefighter
Smoke was pouring out of the roof; firefighters quickly knocked down the blaze
Cornerback Josh Shaw has been suspended for fabricating the heroic story that he sprained both ankles by jumping from a second-story balcony to pull the child out of a pool
Two firefighters inside the truck had to be rescued, but they were uninjured
Firefighters secured the victim in a stoke basket and lifted him from the roof of the strip center using a ladder truck
Leatha Kaye Slauson, 30, is accused of giving her 5-year-old daughter cannabis oil as an effort to convince the community she had terminal cancer
Sadie Renee Johnson, 23, lit a small firework and threw it out the window where it ignited brush; she was arrested after posting on Facebook, “Like my fire?”
Firefighters tried to use lotion and shampoo to get her paw out; they eventually had to cut open the bathtub
Firefighters used hand tools and a lot of elbow grease to free the pinky
Firefighters treated the man and called an ambulance; the wound is not life-threatening
The crash pushed the chief’s vehicle into the rear of an ambulance parked on the scene
Fire Chief Rick White put all three firefighters who responded, as well as an EMT, a medic and an EMS district chief on administrative leave
When they set their equipment, including the tablet, on the ground to treat their patient, a man walked by, grabbed it and ran away
When firefighters drove by a house the man was at, two bullets hit their fire truck; no one was injured
Officials said the chief was guilty of a betrayal of trust by recording the interviews without the knowledge of those involved
His mother was present at the time and helped record the video; the teen suffered minor burns to his chest and neck
They broke into the volunteer station, stole one truck, crashed it and went back to steal a second truck
The vehicle is owned by Thomas Bruce, who owes $1.3 million in federal income taxes, penalties and interest for unpaid taxes
Her car smashed through one of the firehouse’s garage doors; firefighters ran out and found her with a stolen python around her neck
The firefighter said that the chickens were “mocking him” so he killed them
When firefighters tried to rescue the driver, they were swarmed by bees and had to stay away
The 19-year-old man was accused of impersonating a firefighter after pulling over a 16-year-old girl
Firefighter Matt Allen submitted his Bacon Cheddar Mac and Cheese flavor as part of Lay’s “Do Us a Flavor” contest
Firefighters loosened the brick wall enough for Chip to squeeze his head back through the cinder-block wall
The man was found unresponsive in his car, woke up and punched a firefighter in the face, then fought with police as he was taken into custody