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.
Family & Home
A 41-year-old firefighter decided to “randomly” play the lottery ahead of his shift, and it paid off – literally
Tulsa firefighters had to cut part of the flagpole off for the victim to fit into an ambulance
Knox County deputies said Sidney David Whitsell set the fire when he learned there wasn’t a hamburger for him
The Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team assisted the DeForest Fire Department and Sun Prairie EMS
Firefighters responding to the Springville Fire on Monday encountered a man with a dog who told them he’d started the blaze
Orange County Battalion Chief Michael Morganstern said crewmembers gave the girl pain medication while disassembling the mechanism
Animal Rescue
“It may not be what we usually use our cutters for, but we’re always happy to help in any way we can,” said Walton County Fire Rescue
10 firehouse teams will be invited to compete in the Firehouse Division at the 55th Annual World Championship Chili Cook-off
Madison County crews were extricating the man from the vehicle when he reportedly became erratic and confused, and elbowed a firefighter in the face
Orondo firefighters arrived to find the helicopter had flown into high-voltage power lines before hitting the tractor and catching fire
“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
Animal Rescue
Morristown firefighters safely coaxed the kitten out of the machine
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
Ali Bakker did not have a cellphone, recently suffered a fracture and was on pain medications prior to the crash
Animal Rescue
The Woolwich Fire Co. crew found the 4-foot reptile and worked with an animal control officer to wrangle it
Collapse
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
Animal Rescue
The Dimmit County responders found 2 at first but eventually got all the pups back to their mother
Fitness
With the achievement confirmed, Hygiene Fire Protection District Firefighter Dylan Miraglia is working on another challenge
Graham and Central Pierce fire departments, Puyallup Police Central and the state Department of Natural Resources get in on the silliness
San Diego Fire-Rescue transported four people to be treated for minor injuries
A team of four Contra Costa County FPD firefighters entered a maze of storm drains to extricate a man from a 16-inch pipe
Animal Rescue
Fire officials said the family did the right thing by standing on the shore and calling 911 instead of going in themselves
“You never know what type of call we might respond to,” the Monroe Fire Protection District said
Dylan Fischer was about to miss his own wedding because of strained staffing at Travis County Emergency Services District #1
Members of Lauderhill Fire Rescue were returning from a call when they saw a man run toward the station and scale the gate
Are you rooting for Team LAFD or Team Cincy Fire?
DUI
The Lexington firefighter was rendering aid to a slumped-over driver when the driver woke up, put the SUV in gear and took off
The hearty donation comes after Tahlequah firefighters filmed themselves cooking with Ragú’s sauce
“I kept hearing some really loud banging noises, some thudding noises,” said Ibrar Khan, who had been enjoying a fire and watching a movie with his family
All 7 boys, ages 11 to 15, received medical care after an early Sunday chase included a fast food stop and ended at a Macon-Bibb firehouse
Local Government
Portland Fire & Rescue officials say cleaning cars is “broadly accepted,” but they plan to develop a new policy in consultation with the city’s labor relations staff
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