On Wednesday, October 16, Hudson Fire and Police responded to a call of a woman going into labor at her home and assisted in the delivery of her baby.
The call came in around 12:30 p.m., dispatchers Joe Fournier and Peter Ryan aided in giving proper medical directions over the phone as Hudson Fire, Police, and Patriot EMTs were dispatched to the home.
“From Dispatcher Fournier’s calm and professional approach to this call, to the quick response of firefighters, police and paramedics, this call makes me proud of the entire team of first responders who used a combined effort to ensure this new family was okay despite the dramatic circumstances of the birth,” said Chief Jamie Desautels. “It’s refreshing to see such a positive outcome to a call in this line of work, where not all calls have such happy endings.”
Officer Ron Mace, Fire Lt. Matthew LaBossiere, and Firefighters Richard Hubert and Johnthan Nemergut arrived first at the scene to find that the baby had already been delivered!