California firefighter intern meets first responder who delivered him as a baby
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Updated: 1:26 PM PST Dec 25, 2020
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Updated: 1:26 PM PST Dec 25, 2020
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DISTRIBUTION ORIGINALLY STARTED AS A WAY TO HONOR A FALLEN OFFICER. WALTER: EMERGENCY RESPONDERS HELP PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. BUT IT’S NOT EVER DAY THEY GET TO MEET UP WITH THE PEOPLE THEY’VE HELPED, AFTER THE FACT. A NOW BATTALLION CHIEF WITH CAL FIRE RECENTLY GOT THAT CHANCE. BRITTANY: AS KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO EXPLAINS, HE MADE A SPECIAL CONNECTION WITH A FAMILY NEARLY THREE DECADES AFTER HE FOUND HIMSELF IN THEIR LIVING ROOM, RESPONDING TO A 911 CALL. >> I THINK I WAS 23 AT THE TIME. MELANIE: VALENTINE’S DAY, 1993. HE RESPONDED TO A CALL HE WOULD NEVER FORGET. A WOMAN IN LABOR. >> I WALKED IN AND IT WAS AN IMMINENT BIRTH. MELANIE: THAT MEANT IT WAS GO TIME. >> SOME OF THE MORE EXPERIENCED MEDIC SAID, IT IS UP TO YOU. >> HE HAD THIS LOOK OF TERROR. MELANIE: THE MOTHER ALSO REMEMBERS IT VIVIDLY. >> WE HAD PLANS TO HAVE THEM AT HOME WITH A MIDWIFE. THEN I GOT SIX FIREFIGHTERS IN THE HOUSE. MELANIE: HE DECIDED TO MAKE AN EARLY ENTRANCE. >> HE HAS ALWAYS DONE THINGS ON HIS OWN TIME SCHEDULE. MELANIE: THAT IS WHAT BROUGHT MARK INTO THEIR LIVING ROOM. PUTTING ON THE FIRE OF A DIFFERENT SORT. >> EVERYTHING WORKED OUT JUST GREAT. MELANIE: THE BABY WAS 21 INCHES LONG. THAT IS THE LAST TIME MARK SAW HIM. UNTIL TODAY. >> IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. HOW ARE YOU? >> I WAS A RESCUE SWIMMER FOR THE NAVY. MELANIE: NOW ALL GROWN UP, HE IS A FIREFIGHTER IN TURN. HE HAS DREAMS OF FOLLOWING THE SAME CAREER PATH AS THE GUY WHO DELIVERED HIM. >> I BROUGHT HIM INTO THE WORLD. THIS IS PRETTY COOL. MELANIE: KNOWING THE STORY OF HIS WHIRLWIND BIRTH, HE ASKS AROUND WHEN HE STARTED. HE FOUND OUT MARK WAS STILL WORKING NEARBY AS A BATTALION CHIEF FOR CALFIRE. A MEANT TO BE REUNION MORE THAN TWO DECADES IN THE MAKING. >> I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT IS FAKE. MELANIE: HE HAS BEEN ENCOURAGED ALONG HIS CAREER PATH. POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WITH LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS ALSO PLAYED A ROLE IN HIS DECISION TO MAKE THIS HIS LIFE’S WORK. >> EVERYONE AT THE DROP OF A HAT IS WILLING TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO HELP YOU. I REALLY LIKE THAT. I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT. MELANIE: MOM DID NOT KNOW HER SON WOULD GROW UP TO BE A FIREFIGHTER. BUT SHE HAD A HUNCH. >> I THINK FIREFIGHTERS ARE SO VERY IMPORTANT. ON THE FRONTLINE OF EVERYTHING. I AM VERY PROUD OF HIM. MELANIE: HE SAYS IT IS RARE FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES TO MEET UP DOWN THE ROAD. HE IS THRILLED TO LEARN OF THEIR UNIQUE CONNECTION. BOTH NOW WORKING IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. >> IN OUR OCCUPATION, A LOT OF THE ONES YOU DO NOT FORGET OR NOT GOOD ONES. THIS HAD A POSITIVE OUTCOME. I WILL NEVER FORGET IT. BRITTANY: HOW AMAZING IS THAT STORY? WALTER: LOVE THAT STORY. BRITTANY: HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN? BABY JESSE WILL TURN 28 ON VALENTINE’S DAY. HE SPENT FOUR YEARS SERVING IN THE NAVY AS A RESCUE SWIMMER BEFORE STARTING TO PURSU

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