Firefighters helped deliver a baby boy early Thursday morning.
A Facebook post from West Hartford Firefighters Local 1241 says they received a call just after 4 a.m. that a woman was in labor and the firefighters who responded knew the baby was coming soon, so they helped mom make the delivery at home.
"Judging by how many kids she had, and how close her contractions were, we knew it was pretty imminent," said firefighter and paramedic, Lars Irvine. "She had a contraction and we could just about see the baby."
The mom gave birth to a healthy baby boy and they are both doing well, according to the fire union.
"It’s certainly not the kind of call we get every day," said Capt. Jarrad Smith. "We train for it and we learned about it in school, but it’s not a common occurrence."
"It was always on my list of things to do in this profession," said firefighter Neal Sinatro. "Definitely high pressure but a rewarding experience."
