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.
Ads on Craiglist are advertising fire trucks for use to fight wildfires, with prices ranging from $15,000 to $69,000
Claudia Jean Cyr, 64, is accused of attacking the firefighter during a fire investigation
Tavares Fire Department Lt. Carsten Kieffer said a fellow paramedic on the boat used his belt as a tourniquet
He started a fire on the floor to burn items associated with a past girlfriend during an argument with his current girlfriend
Hazmat specialists and firefighters were stunned by the intense fumes coming from a second-floor room of a senior citizens’ high-rise home
“Mr. B,” a beagle, went “crazy” one morning, said its owner
Fire Battalion Chief Ken Pravetz said that investigators believe the former employee was trying to get into the restaurant through the vent
One of the ballasts in the lights started smoking and caught on fire
The residents collected the parrot and fled outside to safety, but the parrot did not survive
First responders rescued the woman from the mud by digging with shovels, and pulling her out on a backboard with ropes
Authorities said he was overcome by the cold water and had to be rescued by firefighters
After the bear nodded off, two firefighters climbed up and put harnesses on it
Berks County emergency crews rescued the 28-year-old about an hour after the accident
The South Lockport Volunteer Fire Company rents out its halls for wedding receptions, anniversary parties and family reunions
Owner says the dog was barking and woke them up as the fire engulfed their home
The agency didn’t have a ladder long enough to reach the cat
Madison fire departments recieved training and donated kits which include 3 different sizes of masks to fit over snouts and even beaks
Mirrors inside the projection TV likely bounced and concentrated sunlight enough to start a fire
It took about two hours to secure the gator before they could shoot it
A firefighter used a ladder to scramble up to the roof and retrieve the club
A witness used a garden house to douse the woman
The bobcat was apparently chasing an owl or another bird up a power pole when it touched the power lines, caught fire and fell to the ground
Fire marshall says that spontaneous combustion is a rare occurrence, but does happen
A spark lit the rough ablaze and eventually attracted 150 firefighters to the scene
He says he wears turnout gear for protection, while police say it appears he wears the PPE to gain access to emergency scenes
The 3-foot baby alligator was wearing a spiked leather collar
Firefighters helped residents, mainly senior citizens, to safetly and put the fire out
A captain posted at the station for nearly 10 years believes there is a ghost; a machine brought in to demolish the structure mysteriously malfunctioned
Deputy Fire Chief Tom Snively said the house could have blown up and at least three neighboring homes could have seen major damage
Responders followed the sound and traced the wayward kitty to a small space inside the vehicle’s floor panel
The men put about four gallons of methanol in a 55-gallon barrel, sat on top and lit it for a “barrel ride”
Footage from the scene shows crews cleaning up the accident scene alongside pigs