'The Training Just Kicked In': Rookie Firefighter Delivers Baby on First Day of Job

Will Maule : Jan 29, 2020
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"It was just really fortunate that I have all that training and all those skills 'cause I wouldn't have been able to do it without that." -Michael Iacovello

[Faithwire.com] A fresh-faced firefighter from Yonkers, New York, has been praised for delivering a baby on his first-ever call out. (Image credit: CBS2)

Michael Iacovello had just joined up with Yonkers' Engine Co. 303 when he was called out to a woman in labor. According to a report at Fox 6, Iacovello quickly realized that the baby "was ready come out" and assisted in safely delivering the child.

"I was really nervous," Iacovello admitted, noting that "the training just kicked in."

Iacovello explained how the baby "started crying" immediately after delivery, and that he went on to "cut the umbilical cord"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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