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.
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Violet Township Assistant Fire Chief Jim Paxton said many variables could have caused the structural collapse scenario
The lightning strike appears to have gone through a vent overhead and then struck the toilet, Okmulgee firefighters said
The Dimmit County responders found 2 at first but eventually got all the pups back to their mother
Firefighters used a ladder as a bridge to the roof from another balcony, put the man in a basket, and lowered him to the ground
A man yelled at a firefighter to shut off the water that was flooding his apartment; he later chest bumped the firefighter and threatened to fight him
Captain Craig Moreau was driving home with his wife and spotted the flames; he used beer the truck was carrying to put out the brake fire
Firefighters found nearly two dozen adult diapers from a hospital that had become contaminated with radioactive iodine
Blue the peacock flew from his heated pen to a nearby tree and froze; firefighters used a ladder to pluck the bird from the tree
Crews responded quickly to free the man, who was in danger of hypothermia; it took them about five minutes to extricate the driver
Daniel Shafranski, 44, was pulled over after his vehicle drifted and nearly struck a police car; he admitted to lying about being a firefighter to get out of the ticket
Firefighters lowered a ladder down a bank to get the sheep out of the mud and also cut a hole in a crawlspace to pull a trapped cat out
He got stuck and it took 20 minutes for rescuers to dislodge him using olive oil as a lubricant
He is accused of taking the stolen truck for a 10-mile joy ride before crashing it into a ditch
Firefighters looped straps around the cow’s body and formed a leash around its neck while the owner used a bucket of oats to lure the cow up a ramp
The firefighter allegedly told an undercover officer that he wanted his wife killed, because she was planning on leaving him and moving to Delaware with their children
Firefighters quickly knocked down this recent fire; no one was injured
We asked our readers to share the most profound memories they made in service this year, and they came up with some great ones
There were no shortage of funny things happening on fire and EMS calls this year; here are the best three and two really close runners up
The case stems from a July 26 apartment fire, which investigators said he set because the woman he was living with wouldn’t buy him liquor
He spotted a car police were looking for, pulled the car over and turned the driver over to police
The 7-year-old boy climbed 30 feet up a tree only to find the brittle branches breaking; the boy was injured after firefighters brought him down
The battalion chief was taken to a hospital with critical injuries to his hands and face; he rammed his car into his house while police were speaking to his wife about a domestic incident
Police say the man asked for donations for the charity of the Association of Firefighters and Paramedics and stole money from innocent victims
She thought they were going to take some fun photos for a holiday card because they were dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus
The 300-pound buck was breathing after firefighters rescued it and brought it to an animal welfare van waiting nearby; the animal lost its heartbeat and later died
The firefighter has returned to work after he was arrested and charged with assaulting his adult daughter’s boyfriend with a tiki torch
The college student live-streamed his apparent suicide attempt online; the video ends nearly 40 minutes in as firefighters enter the smoky room and remove the young man
Baby Camden, 7 pounds, 12 ounces, was delivered by the fire chief – his third career assist
Fellow firefighters were shocked that he survived with only a bruised hip; he narrowly missed two poles
They caught her as she dropped from an eighth-story window.
One woman hugged by the burning man was critically injured; investigators do not know how the man was set on fire
Students who witnessed the attack quickly put the fire out; a 15-year-old student was arrested for assaulting the teacher
The cat will be in the care of the shelter’s hospital for a few more weeks while his severe burns continue to heal; he will then join the firefighter and his other cat