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.
Las Cruces Firefighter Jesse Johnson, who is also a hobby beekeeper, estimated there were 3.5 pounds of bees swarming the man’s car
The woman was found naked and disheveled inside the 8-foot deep drain
Officials said the woman brandished two steak knives and threatened to kill the rescuers
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Rescuers say he was so weak he could only say a few words, telling them he hadn’t eaten since December 19
The move to Peppermint Gardens is temporary
The firefighters sent the injured goose to the Marin County Humane Society for treatment
Paramedics were called to treat the man at the restaurant
Division Chief Joseph Parker: “The best analogy is like it was trying to hold a bottle rocket in your mouth when it went off”
South Bend police said they believe cases are linked, but don’t know why they are being sent or who may be behind it
Firefighters have managed to save 200 pounds of Polish sausage; some grease caught fire when smokehouse got too hot
A device assembled by a Songaon man is helping farmers douse not-so-infrequent fires at their standing crops
Apparently pot of meat was left cooking while crews were responding to accident; it produced smoke but no flames
Firefighters arrived to find dozens of animals — including dozen snakes, 18 rats, hedgehog, chinchilla, birds, rabbits, other creatures.— inside house
Firefighter Tyler Sugaski broke ice with his arms to get closer to 85-pound Argentine mastiff; dog bit Kyle Dyer in face
When rescuing elevator stalled, other firefighters considered breaking through brick wall to enter elevator shaft
Michael Morgan, 33, can be seen cycling up to front door of pub, lighting fire to his T-shirt, riding away with top still ablaze
Truck caught fire on street off highway before brakes stopped working and it rolled backwards into oncoming traffic
Details of the call, to which dispatchers sent fire department first responders and paramedics, were not available
Reginald McKinney, 43, was about to be remanded for domestic violence when he ran out into parking lot
Inspection will determine whether additional 5,000 pounds of chocolate packaged for sale in store will have to be destroyed
Investigators believe dog jumped up looking for food on stove, turned it on, causing items on stove to catch fire
If Patriots win Super Bowl, New York will send Providence firefighters 25 T-shirts; if Giants win, Providence will send 25 T-shirts to New York
“I recognized it right away,” FF Jones said, “I became suspicious right away”
Firefighter said, ‘Lots of people have got stuff stuck on their body but never a toddler and a toilet seat’
In a new book by Linda Willing, women firefighters tell their stories
Firefighters assessed home’s structural integrity, used ‘manual and pneumatic tools and timber to shore up the BMW and the home itself’
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Marietta Fire Department is looking for man pretending to be city fire inspector who is charging local businesses for fire inspections
While The Cardinals were willing to pay almost $200 million for a baseball player, the city was going to lay off 30 firefighters to save $1 million
Car hit truck, went through fence, hit side of house but did not go through wall; no one in house was injured, but truck driver had to be extricated
12-year-old Matai Wilson took off his coat, used it to smother flames in woman’s pants; woman in hospital with serious burns
Firefighters were called when electrical outlet on floor was smoking, only to find that happened because family’s cat urinated into it