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.
“He had to do it in a certain window of time when the oven was cool enough and obviously nobody was there,” said DeKalb County Fire Cpt. Jason Daniels
Against all odds, divers with the Cambridge Fire Department managed to fish a woman’s diamond ring from the Charles River
Morristown firefighters safely coaxed the kitten out of the machine
Brawl led to a 25-minute delay while refs assessed penalties and ejections
The suspect reportedly told firefighters he started the fire because there were ghosts in the home
One firefighter spent much of the rescue leaning over the side of the cliff, guiding ropes for another who rappelled down the side
Medford Fire-Rescue and Ashland Fire & Rescue have donated old fire hoses, which employees have woven into hammocks as well as large play balls for the cougars
Firefighter Andrew Vinson used backboards like snowshoes to get across the mud
The firefighter said he learned how to handle snakes while he was in high school, where he helped showcase them
Firefighters had to free the 22-year-old woman and she was airlifted to the hospital with a broken leg and dislocated shoulder and hip
Chief Steve Rasulo said it’s possible that if the neighbors hadn’t been home, the man could have died of smoke inhalation or burns
After several unsuccessful tries, firefighters used a pike pole carried on the engine to reach into the pipe and bring Lucky within reach of one of the firefighters who brought him to safety
The victim was extricated by the fire department and brought to a hospital where she is listed in critical condition
The shirt was designed by firefighters to raise funds for a memorial; it’s now being criticized as insensitive
A man was allegedly trying to set fire to a motorcycle and attacked a chief by spraying ether at him as he fought the blaze
A 71-year-old woman also suffered about 1,000 stings stings after being attacked by a swarm of killer bees
Crews eventually were able to use heavy equipment to carry the man to safety; how the man got on top of the pole also was unclear
It took firefighters 30 minutes to pull the teen from the mud; he was taken to a hospital for treatment from possible hypothermia
Firefighter Mike Tripican apparently tried to flee police by running into the ocean and also kicked an EMT in the face as he was being loaded into an ambulance
Firefighters were not aware of the crash until the station’s alerting system dispatched them
The truck was quickly rescued by department vehicles and there were little signs of damage
Firefighters added additional shoring in the trench to stabilize it; 40 emergency responders were at the scene
The 20-year-old had emergency lights flashing and siren sounding in his truck; emergency equipment inside the truck was also stolen
The 25-year-old man used his car to hit another car and then bit a firefighter and kicked a paramedic who came to help the victims at the scene
The State Patrol has spent $500,000 cleaning up fuel out of the soil after firefighters ended up spraying jet fuel instead of water in a training exercise
The men were participating in a pre-planned training exercise when they “drifted a little bit” and ended up stuck in some trees
“It’s definitely part of the training but nothing can prepare you for delivering the child,” said one firefighter
“It looked like a giant bag of flour went off,” a firefighter noted
Firefighters said the man was in good spirits and is believed to be okay
The department is still answering calls with the help of a sister station that’s also helping to house trucks
The firefighter was on a roof when he stepped on a skylight covered with snow and fell down two stories into a parking garage
Miami Fire Rescue arrived soon after and took the baby to a hospital, where he was in stable condition
Questions about inheritance taxes, daylight savings time and a complaint about a roommate stealing beer demonstrate some of the non-emergency calls dispatchers have dealt with