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.
Two Colo. firefighter-paramedics in the rig were unhurt, but police say the incident could have been much worse
“They might need some for themselves after their shift,” read the post from Summit Fire & EMS, noting that members have been busy with icy-road crashes
A Huber Heights crew safely removed the 48-year-old rescue macaw named Nash from a tree and returned the bird to her owners
Firefighter Dawn Brown was home alone with the mastiff when the attack occurred
Gone are the static-filled shortwave-like radios and crystal-powered scanners; key the mic today and the entire world listens
The elderly woman got her leg stuck in a bed guard
The dog was covered in feces, six feet into the ground
The neighbor’s clothes were set alight by the flare
The Lt. was shot at a “baby shower” with 200 attendees
The cats alerted the man when he was sleeping when the fire started
Firefighters spent three hours cutting the base of the tree and using pulleys to save the giant bird of prey
helen Springthorpe was practicing her bellringing when she got caught in the rope and was lifted in the air and fell to floor, losing consciousness
Sunlight intensified by vodka bottles sparked a fire inside a liquor store
The firefighter was allegedly using a wet/dry vacuum to siphon gas from his fire chief’s truck
Several people fell ill after a jar of formaldehyde spilled
Workers at a senior care home spotted flames through the window of a nearby apartment buildling
The woman is a Black Belt in the Korean martial art and punched the shark so hard it swam away
The man was using a motorized pump to siphon the gas
The firefighter had an outburst after some of the children giggled while she was distraught about not having her wallet
The man said he phoned in bomb and fire hoaxes because he had no friends and wanted someone to talk to
The suspect reportedly was throwing rocks at the fire station before returning and breaking in to steal the apparatus
The prototype vehicle will be used for early intervention
The Pa. woman was trying to “save” a couple dozen wild ducks from a creek as her toddler started to follow her
Students were doing a rendition of the viral hit when the stage collapsed beneath the weight
Operating room fires are rare, but hot instruments can ignite disinfectants
Unexplained handprints, opening doors, voices and encounters plague the firefighters in these haunted fire stations
The man pulled up alongside the ambulance brandishing a pistol and firing at least one shot
He stopped by a doughnut shop and talked to the crew members
The dog alerted his owners when a fire broke out in their home
Firefighters as far as Ireland and New Zealand competed
The actor and his wife spent hours with the firefighters at their station, ordering them lunch
Two naked men went on a rampage including torching their rented home before one was shot dead by police
Big Tex has been an icon of the State Fair of Texas for 60 years and was 52-feet tall