HIGH SPRINGS ‒ High Springs City Commissioners conducted a special presentation at the beginning of their June 13, 2024, City Commission meeting to recognize members of the High Springs Fire Department who recently performed an emergency delivery of a baby girl in fire department’s parking lot.
Just before 5 a.m. on Friday, June 7, the High Springs Fire Department first responders sprang into action to deliver the baby girl. The parents had been en route to UF Health Shands from the Live Oak area when they realized they wouldn't make it in time, and dialed 911 informing operators that they were moments away from the High Springs Fire Department.
Under the command of Captain Andy Burkhalter, the crew recognized the urgency of the situation and prepared for the imminent arrival. Firefighter (FF)/Paramedic Jon Friend, alongside FF/Paramedic Jake Rhoden, skillfully assisted in safely delivering the baby, who was born at approximately 33 weeks, into the world. FF/EMT Clinton Drake expertly applied cord clamps, while FF/Paramedic Doug Hope aided the new father in cutting the cord.
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