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.
Video shows Wilmington Engine 3, Rescue 2 FFs at an outdoor retailer for a unique rescue
CAL FIRE crews responded after a Mini Cooper went through the window and injured a customer inside the Placer County store
“We never know what kind of calls we will be paged out to. Sometimes our furry friends need our help,” the Surf City Fire Department said on Facebook
Police called Jesse Berube a “criminal Santa” who “does not have the same skills as the real deal”
Trust us, the biggest head-scratcher stories of the year will have you saying “what did I just read?” all day long
It took an hour for firefighters to free the man’s head from the microwave after he purposely put it there for a YouTube prank
“It’s fire resistant not fire proof,” Mayoral executive assistant Sean Ward said
Off-duty firefighter Lucas Mayne had just proposed to his girlfriend when they spotted a liquor store on fire on the way home
Firefighters were walking back to their engine after battling another blaze when they saw a glow down the street
Daniel Helsel said it was fate that put him in the back of another ambulance on his birthday
Firefighters found a heap of smoking trash on the street and smoldering garbage inside after a garbage man dumped the burning trash out of the truck
The firefighters worked with animal control to free the three bull mastiffs after they escaped from their backyard
It took more than two hours for firefighters to get the upper hand as flames consumed about four acres on a secluded hillside
Police said the man had been sleeping in a trash bin when he was tossed into the truck
The Chattanooga Fire Department said they were surprised to be greeted by three elephants, who they described as “huge, but well behaved”
Melissa Santana allegedly used as many as 19 fake social media accounts to harass three firefighters and their family members
A wildlife clinic takes in around 300 to 400 snakes a month from rescuers such as firefighters
The man doused himself in gasoline before police struck him with a Taser after witnesses reported he was being erratic with a gun
The iconic tree near the Old Well was damaged Thursday after it was set on fire by a former student. But the Davie Poplar will survive
Readers recall odd events involving the Grim Reaper, manikin heads and crashes in the same spot multiple times
The device contained explosive material; it was safely decommissioned by the bomb squad
The agency moved fire crews, their equipment and personal items to another station, and the station was sprayed for pests
The 12-year-old fell about 12 feet into the sewer and was screaming for her mother when firefighters arrived
It took firefighters about 12 minutes to get them out using a hydraulic spreader and saws
Nancy Weeks used a frying pan to carry water back and forth between the flames and a nearby pond
“It was very weird and unusual... there were a lot of issues,” Deputy Fire Chief Mark Leporati said
It took three hours, a grinder, a vibrating saw and a hydraulic rescue device to free a man’ penis that was stuck in the weight
Crews responded to a call about multiple people being stung by bees in the parking lot of a grocery store
The koala, who was dubbed Kelli by a firefighter, suffered superficial injuries and was covered in grease from under the car
Video shows the suspects dressed head to toe in black, casually walking through an apartment building
Scientists and support staff will soon make their way to McMurdo Station in Antarctica and are hiring firefighters to come along
The man is raising money to repair the window that was destroyed after firefighters rescued his date
Brevard County fire officials say a lightning strike also injured a motorcyclist driving nearby on the same highway