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
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
Jury rejected Frank Graham’s claim that he didn’t mean to shoot his girlfriend, 35-year-old nurse Taffi Crawford, in 2010
Fires included 1-alarm blaze that destroyed detached garage, killed family’s pet rabbit; at least 3 fires believed to be accidental
Off-duty firefighter gets sleeping man out of blaze, then had to rescue him again from flames near doorway after he reentered
Fire started in barn sheltering pigs, calves, goats when pig apparently knocked off top of water heater, igniting nearby straw
Mayor of Australian town defends firefighters under investigation for ignoring safety procedures by driving through floodwaters
Colorado authorities have arrested man after more than 3 dozen residents were warned to stay inside their homes
1 of house’s 3 cats was up and moving about, startled 1 of the occupants, who got up to discover smoke in the house
Driver was speeding in foggy conditions, missed turn in road; car became airborne after hitting large rocks, tree stump
Expert summoned to scene captured 7 snakes, including Indian cobra, 2 Australian taipans, for whose venom Austria has no antidote
Man hit tall oak tree, was knocked out of parachute’s seat; he dropped before grabbing limb 75 feet above ground
Suspect worked as firefighter at prison near Mexican border; deputies saw fire engine being driven erratically about 10 miles away
A 77-year-old woman was examined at the scene but refused treatment
Dad called 911, told operators he was driving to closest fire station 5 minutes away; operator then called fire station to alert crew
Incident became Internet hit after it was filmed by passenger on his mobile phone; video shows passenger arguing with conductor over unpaid fare
I was thinking most animals can self extricate from situations they get themselves into – when we arrived on scene, I could see I was wrong
Firefighter escaped injury as fugitive ran over traffic cone, led deputies on high-speed chase through Pollocksville at 95 mph
8-month-old black Labrador puppy started fire by pulling temporary heat lamp onto its bedding, which then caught fire
I have worked for officers that ran operations complete with guard dogs, razor wire and searchlights
Teen was trapped near chimney bottom for 90 minutes before emergency crews were called, could see his feet sticking out of fireplace
Prosecution: Defendant didn’t like that his ex-girlfriend was working at shop, having sex with store owner, fled state before arrest
After Pokey was pulled from rubble, he was taken to an emergency veterinarian, where tiny oxygen mask was placed over his face
Alan Pollock intervened during lengthy confrontation between Sam Main, 19-year-old student, conductor
Verizon sent alert to customers in 3 counties, warning of ‘civil emergency,’ telling people to ‘take shelter now'; text not labeled as test
Firefighters were called to Safeway store upon receiving report that someone needed to be extricated from vehicle inside store