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.
A hazmat team had to be called in to clean up gasoline poured on the ground
Firefighters were reportedly targeted with ice and snowballs while trying to put out the fire
Newark officials say the woman had called for help earlier but that an error had been made logging the address of her call
Squirrel kept launching itself from 8-foot-high wall-mounted lamp into glass wall after becoming trapped in trauma room
417 incidents attended by London’s firefighters over past year involved people stuck in objects, machinery, furniture
Man, his family were locked out of their house; he wanted to save price of locksmith, entered house through chimney
Fire Bureau spokesman: Woman said she cooked tofu; as she washed pan, blast knocked 4-by-6-foot window into street
Controlling 50-60' water plume took longer than normal because square bolt under road used to turn off water was surrounded by sediment
Federal regulators said ‘inappropriate materials in the shell and interior fluid’ could act as magnifying glass in sun, cause fire
Deputy Fire Chief Russell McGillivray dropped pants during class, exposing his naked body from waist down, mooned classmates
Firefighters freed teen after being stuck there for more than 10 hours by lowering rope from top of chimney
County Animal Response Team, nearby farmers volunteered to help evacuation effort; farmer still plans to milk cows at scheduled time
Over the past 2 years, fake injuries, fires, reports of gunfire have brought police, fire officials to couple’s door
Assistant fire chief has been on paid administrative leave during investigation over allegations that he pointed toy gun at another firefighter
Captain Matthew Phillipsen was arrested while attempting to purchase 7 balloons of simulated heroin from undercover officers
Next door to fire, crews discovered grow site, 300 marijuana plants with street value of $65,000, harvesting equipment worth $20,000
Fire chief: ‘If there had been a lot of trash he might have gotten compacted, but also a lot of trash might have softened his fall a bit’
Man’s fall from chair ‘likely had more to do with his death than anything to do with the bees,’ authorities say
‘The cat saved me,’ said Carl Kryszak, ‘All of a sudden he hopped on my lap. I looked up and the room was full of smoke.’
Firefighters were concerned when unbroken sack was still around baby’s head; baby did not start breathing until firefighters cleared his airway
Fire crew was working medical call when Antoine Hamilton asked them to move truck because it was blocking his vehicle
Fire crew: “Our guys realized we had to get it from the top side"; cat was reunited with owners, had been missing for three days
Ala Moana food court evacuated; Panda Express worker reportedly suffered minor burn injuries, declined treatment
Broken fire hydrant sent water shooting 25 feet into air for about 30 minutes, temporarily flooded portion of intersection
Arson attack took place in beer garden of local pub; video shows suspect running down the street with his jacket on fire
Police: When victim unfriended Jennifer Harris on social networking site, Harris set fire to victim’s home
Officers arrested man accused of breaking into post office, attempting to steal fire engine responding to tripped alarm
Man went to retrieve morning papers on his lawn, sank into 8-foot hole; fire department secured webbing around his torso, then pulled him out
Two Domino’s managers burned down rival Papa John’s, believed with competitor gone, more customers would come to restaurant
Firefighters didn’t violate rules; ‘If there is a need to establish a policy for something that should be common sense, I will do it,’ says manager
Man called store to say he was coming to ‘redecorate the place,’ later started fire with Molotov cocktail
City fire crews parked outside city hall on Tuesday to get flu shots; firefighters don’t own trucks, so tickets were written to city
Deputies found man stuck up to his chest inside narrow hole in trunk; firefighters took about 90 minutes to free him