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.
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
The winner of the contest is rewarded $1 million and given a trip to the Super Bowl; the deputy fire chief says it’s about much more than that
This story opens debate to the larger problem of firefighters losing money due to on-the-job injuries
After a three-day rescue attempt, firefighters worked aloft a cherry picker for several hours to try to coax the cat to safety; it was finally brought down
Although she graduated from the FDNY fire academy, she never passed the running test
The animal passed out from the exhaustion of trying to escape its trap; firefighters freed the creature as it scurried away in search of more food
A team of six responders transporting a patient needed saving when the elevator malfunctioned
The boy was hanging about 6 feet off the ground; firefighters cut away the surrounding fencing and freed him in 20 minutes
The 20-year-old woman was found half naked by firefighters at the scene
The victim was caught having sex with a man’s girlfriend, beaten unconscious and had his genitals burned with a disposable lighter
Michael Maher not only impersonated a firefighter during a major wildland fire, but allegedly stole equipment
The man also urinated on the carpet before a hotel worker wrapped him in a towel and escorted him down to reception
High winds in Croatia flung a large piece of metal debris, and the firefighter standing on it, into a building; he wasn’t injured
She failed to run one and a half miles in 12 minutes without gear, as required by the academy; she blamed a foot injury
Although he said his job as a firefighter is his primary career, he’s been body piercing since he was a teenager
Federal investigators are looking into the incident to determine if there are vehicle safety implications that merit agency action
The crews treated the animal with one of the pet oxygen masks donated to the department last year by a local animal clinic
City leaders need to look for creative ways to build needed fire stations, even if that means incorporating retail or residential use into building
His wife suffered second-and third-degree burns to her legs, arms, back and head after her husband played with a lighter while filling up his truck at a gas station
Firefighters had to break down a cinder block wall to reach him
The Va. minister set fire to his porch and car; no firefighters were injured
It took only a couple of minutes to free the boy, who was crying, but was unharmed
Crews used ropes and a harness to pull the man out of the confined space
A worker was using an energized magnet to move powdered metals to the pile of appliances
The man managed to rescue several cans of beer from the fire without getting burned
Fire crews were able to revive the dog
The woman’s foot was wedged in an expansion gap at one of the city’s busiest intersections
After climbing a ladder to get in, he went directly to the refrigerator and grabbed the spaghetti
They had to get a construction team to build a scaffold to reach the man
Firefighters also rescued a man who was hit by a train in his car
She suffered serious burns and a judge set her free saying he did not believe it would happen again