Fire crew help save the life of a team member's newborn son

West Norfolk fire and rescue help baby Hudson, who at 2 days old was choking and unable to breathe.

Adam Wolfe, an on-call firefighter at Terrington Fire Station, and his wife Gina had been home from hospital for just 24 hours after the birth of their son, when he starting choking and was unable to breathe. 

After phoning for an ambulance, Adam contacted the rest of his crew on a group WhatsApp chat with an urgent call for assistance.  

Many of the crew weren't on call, but reacted immediately and turned up - with some even running over on foot. Arriving at the same time as ambulance staff with the station trauma bag, they helped paramedics with suction and administering oxygen.

The team managed to get Hudson breathing again and he was take to hospital.  The now nearly two month old has made a full recovery.

Adam says, “I’m really proud of the station and pleased they came out to help, it shows how closely bonded we are as a team. I really want to thank them and the paramedics who came out and did a such a good job to help us.

“It was incredibly scary moment but Hudson’s doing really well, and we’ll always be able to tell him about the day his local fire crew helped save his life.”

Adam and Gina have returned on a drill night to say thank you and introduce Hudson to the crew that helped save his life.

Scott Norman, Deputy Chief Fire Officer for Norfolk, says,  “I’m really pleased at the teamwork displayed by Terrington to help one of their crew. This is a great demonstration of the exemplary spirit we look for in our firefighters when a colleague is in need.”

Stuart Shinn, Station Manager for Terrington, adds, “What the crew did to show up for Adam really underlines the true spirit of being a firefighter: acting swiftly; being willing to drop everything to respond in a crisis; being there for one of your team when they need you; and working with another emergency service to get a job done.

“The paramedics who attended said how impressed they were with the team’s swiftness and compassion, so I want to heartily congratulate them all.”