HIGHLIGHT: ALASKA

Soldotna: Firefighters got an unusual request from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers. “They were looking for some help getting a moose out of a basement,” said Capt. Josh Thompson with Central Emergency Services on the Kenai Peninsula. Responders used a big transport tarp that’s typically used as a stretcher for larger human patients. It took six men to carry the moose back outside. Thompson said the moose just hung out for a while after they got outside until a reversal agent for the tranquilizer kicked in. Once the sedative wore off, the moose wanted to get back to the wild. “He got up and took off,” Thompson said.

CAPT. JOSH THOMPSON/CENTRAL EMERGENCY SERVICES VIA AP Firefighters and Alaska wildlife personnel with the moose they helped rescue from a basement.