There’s no higher praise for a Halloween decor enthusiast. The Glens Falls Fire Department was called out to a house for a “confirmed structure fire” in the upstate city on Saturday, and the firefighters were shocked to see no fire — but, rather, a premature yet “amazing” Halloween display. Video provided by the homeowner to … Read more
A man from England is sharing a serious warning after his $2 disposable grill set his house ablaze. In June 2021, Paul O’Brien, 47, had invited a few friends over to watch a soccer match, cooking up a barbecue for one hour on the disposable grill at about one o’clock that afternoon. Before he went … Read more
In 1982, 17-year-old Clare Frank was legally emancipated from her parents, moved into an illegally converted garage apartment in Santa Cruz, and became a firefighter in Northern California. Frank graduated at the top of her training class. Still, the scrawny, 5-foot-2 teen was too young to join the service; she left her date of birth … Read more
What a hot find! A 118-year-old time capsule was discovered last week in an Ohio fire station marked for demolition. The Marion Fire Department wanted to remove the cornerstone of the building for preservation, so a small group of off-duty firefighters began hammering and chiseling — until they stumbled upon a copper box inside the … Read more
It was a “Rocky” road. A squirrel in Germany had to be rescued by firefighters after getting its head lodged in a manhole cover, as seen in incredible photos going viral online. A Facebook post detailing Rocky’s ridiculous predicament is blowing up online. “A squirrel was peeping out of a gully lid,” the Dortmund Fire … Read more
When searching for treats goes wrong. Firefighters saved a senior pooch after she fell 23 feet down an open utility hole in Portland, Oregon, on Friday. Tess, a 14-year-old Labrador retriever, plummeted down the exposed manhole cover while city workers were inspecting a storm drain. “She just walked up expecting a treat and just went … Read more
This rescue was barking mad. A fire department in Idaho was called out to rescue a dog from high in a treetop after its attempt to catch a squirrel went haywire. The Caldwell Fire Department posted the hilarious photos of the dog balancing on a branch over the weekend. Firefighters had to rescue a dog … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Firefighters from the Oklahoma City Fire Department rescued a dog that had fallen into a frozen lake. The rescue occurred on Christmas Eve, after the dog fell through the iced-over Pines West Lake in northwestern Oklahoma City. Video of the rescue shows one firefighter who had ventured out to the middle of … Read more