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
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’
Nearby pilots were not sure whether debris they saw falling from sky was ‘space junk’ or meteor
Man climbed tree for exercise but got stuck upside down by 1 leg, dangling 30 feet from ground
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Department is investigating whether parody was created by on-duty firefighter
Man crashed his Cadillac into boat, van, finally sparked 2-alarm fire in Half Moon Bay storage facility
Deputies: Woman was in and out of consciousness after not having any food or water for days
Attorney: The evidence will hold up as the GPS tracker was court-ordered as part of the arsonist’s probation
Police are also investigating theft from individual firefighters at several different NC fire stations
Dispatcher: ‘You’re calling 911 because you don’t like way that they’re making your sandwich?’
More than 1,000 firefighters necessitated building town in Fort Collins Armory
Firefighters efforts in hotel fire were slowed by 3 area fire hydrants that were not working
Police found man’s equipment in fishing shop because his name was on poles
Suspect robbed multiple dollar stores, 2 restaurants, video game store wearing mask of Spider-Man villain during holdups
Suspect told officers he was cleaning, had several fans running when his dog knocked one over
Firefighters battled blaze in special breathing kit, but got covered in burnt grease
55 volunteer firefighters put out a fire set when a flare was dropped in a groundhog hole to eradicate the creature
Officials say goats may have been placed on school as senior prank
London police officers needed somewhere to wash clothes they wore running alongside Olympic Torch bearers
Fire began at town dump, ultimately spread to network of coal mines underneath hundreds of homes and businesses
The politics of dining can turn the fire station into a real zoo
Equipment failed on tractor being used on prescribed fire, fire jumped control lines
Firefighter says performing in drag helped him recover from depression that set in after watching an infant die
Suffered third-degree burns after rocks spontaneously combust in pocket; fire capt. investigating possibility that they contained phosphorous
Trailer for upcoming NBC series shows him greeting firefighter as flames lick nearby building
Cops used radiation-detecting anti-terror device
Boy: ‘I was playing with my friend, and I thought I smelled fireworks’