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.
L.A. County Engine 16 was responding to a call when a man jumped in front, climbed onboard and started hitting it
Kingston firefighters rescued two teens trapped inside the swing seats intended for small children
Officials in Springfield defend the fire commissioner’s use of the SUV to kill raccoon
Provincetown Fire Chief Michael Trovato said the call came in as medical aid for a diver who had suffered serious injuries after interacting with a whale
Mark Bezos, a volunteer in Westchester County, N.Y., will join the Amazon CEO on the first human flight of Blue Origin’s suborbital rocket system New Shepard
Not all firehouse mascots are Dalmatians – or even canine
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
The explosion was captured on video as Contra Costa firefighters were battling the initial blaze
Firefighters received cheers from a small crowd that had gathered after successfully retrieving the brightly-colored bird
Chicago firefighters were filming the exterior of the building during the blaze when the cat appeared in a window amid billowing smoke
First responders found the man hanging upside down from the ceiling
The African serval weighing between 60-70 pounds escaped the blaze unharmed
The woman allegedly called her daughter and told her she had been shot
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
The man suffered life-threatening injuries but was conscious as firefighters worked to free him
Officials said the alligator, named “Smiley,” was kept as a pet by the homeowners
The 30-year-old parrot, Hollywood, will live in one of the Frenchtown fire stations for the foreseeable future
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
Waco fire officials said Bianca Rivera, 20, alerted the rest of her family after smelling burning plastic in the early morning hours
Modesto Fire Department Battalion Chief Darin Jesberg said the man was “extremely lucky” that firefighters happened to be just a few blocks away
The crew was unaware the woman was on the apparatus for several blocks until they were alerted by another driver
Some of this year’s odder fire service calls were buried in the news cycle, not getting the ‘buzz’ they deserved
Lenoir firefighters used ropes in its second attempt to pull the buck from the water
Two dozen firefighters spent two days fighting the blaze that forced Greenberg Smoked Turkey Inc. to shut down for the rest of 2020
“The fire was smoldering trash with evidence of people living in the underground pipe,” the Fire Department tweeted.
Crews used an aerial to reach riders stranded on the Wave Breaker ride
The driver of the truck was cited for traffic violations