MIAMI, Okla. — Two Miami firefighters are recognized for being in the right place at the right time. Ashley Butler shows us the meaning of their new award.
“We got to assist with bringing a life into the world,” Miami firefighter Duncan Highley said.
Miami firefighters Duncan Highley and Christian McCutcheon were awarded stork pins for assisting in an emergency labor outside of a hospital.
It happened in the early morning hours a few weeks ago.
“Do everything you can to make sure everything goes right. And like I said, very nervous, very kind of scared a little bit. But after a while, like I said, you get in the motions, you get back to your training,” McCutcheon said.
While the situation was daunting, the firefighters remembered their training—an experience that neither firefighter had been exposed to before.
“It was a really good experience for us to see that we were actually being able to do some really good things for this woman and for that child. And the active care that was going on to see them progress throughout,” said Highley.
The baby and mother are doing just fine.
“It’s important to make sure that you’re trained and you know what you’re doing, because you never know what kind of call will come up,” McCutcheon said.
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