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.
Rochester Firefighter Oscar Herrera said he learned the unconventional technique on YouTube
Union County EMS officials wrote that residents are likely mistaking the sound of cicadas for vehicle or home alarms
EMS providers reported several encounters with the suspect, including one in which he was allegedly carrying a firearm
About 25 people were treated for burns after attempting a 10-foot-long walk across hot coals as part of a Tony Robbins event
Former fire station, which is at least half-century old, lacked running water, bathroom facilities
‘With so many cuts we have been left naked,’ read protest banner
Teenage tourist from Canada tried to free his flip-flop from escalator, got his fingers stuck instead
Woman was going jogging when she noticed birds dragging bag of white flour
Firefighters found an intoxicated woman who had driven her car on to the station’s lawn; she was arrested for DUI
Rescue workers freed woman by cutting out bottom of pool table
Flag Code prescribes strict regulations for when and where firefighters can fly American flags
The U.S. military research unit DARPA has developed ways to fight fire using sound and electricity
Firefighters, police officers, EMS workers were exposed to variety of bee-related accident mock-ups
Bo the Fort Meade firedog returned to his home after more than 12 hours on the run
While firefighters were working on apartment fire, they noticed water pressure from hydrant was abnormally low
Fire marshal credits reopening a fire station with the fast response and keeping the fire damage minimal
Wildlife volunteer: ‘I thought there was no chance he would be alive. I was stunned when I saw him standing there’
Truck’s identifying door emblem is blurred, but reports say it appears to be black and gold emblem of Jackson’s trucks
Washington Nationals player: ‘Going into the offseason, I’m going to get my EMT and do the firefighting thing so I have something to fall back on’
Bus struck center median barrier, crossed back over 3 southbound lanes, then slid about 500 feet along outer barrier before stopping
A New Zealand volunteer fire department took only 20 minutes to knock down its first structure fire in 35 years
Neb. man was trying to hang swing for his daughter
When police searched his property they discovered this was not his first rodeo
Firefighters plan and prepare for every contingency, yet crazy things happen and things will go wrong
Lt. Barber: ‘I’ve never pulled up on anything like that’
Terrier named Guinness pursued raccoon high into branches of oak tree
Dept. won $25,000 makeover from IKEA, Family Handyman magazine; ‘It was so nice, nobody wanted to touch the new stuff,’ says FF/Medic
Stray cows were herded off runway via horn blasts and strategic sprays of water
Candle was left burning in bedroom, knocked over by feline; former rest home destroyed by flames
During hour-long rescue, firefighters used axes, crowbars, air chisel, rotary saw to get teen out
Out-of-control tractor-trailer carrying bananas crashed into natural gas main, ignited explosion
About 100 emergency responders from 8 counties participated in daylong preparedness exercise ‘Zombie Apocalypse’