SMYRNA, Ga — Two parents are thanking the Smyrna City Fire Department for jumping into action, to help deliver their baby girl.
Elizabeth Karp told Channel 2′s Michelle Newell she went into labor while her husband, Aaron, drove her to the hospital a week ago.
“I could feel her head, and I knew we weren’t going to make it to Northside,” Karp said.
“She said to go to a fire station, so this was the closest one,” Aaron Karp said.
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They ended up at the Smyrna City Fire department Station One.
“I seen a car pull up, and the father comes jumping out kind of in a panic,” said Scott Frankovich, who is an engineer for the Smyrna Fire Department.
But baby Adalyn couldn’t wait.
“I didn’t even have to push she just came out. She just came out. I just started yelling, ‘Aaron, she’s out! She’s out!’ And then these three wonderful guys came rushing over pretty quickly,” Elizabeth Karp said.
“The baby just came out on her own,” Aaron Karp said. “She was on the floor, and they were coming out and I said, ‘The baby is out. We need some help.”
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Adalyn eventually made it to the hospital with her parents, and one week later, her father is being recognized for delivering her. The Smyrna Fire Department team gave Aaron Karp a special pin for his efforts.
Fire officials think Adalyn may possibly be the first baby to ever be delivered at the fire station. Adalyn’s grandmother, Kon-Tiki Jabaley, was the first female firefighter to ever work at the department.
Jabaley is retired now, but when she worked for the department she trained the EMTS and paramedics for over 20 years, so it’s a full circle moment for the family.
“I was just like, ‘Oh my gosh, how perfect!’” said Jabaley said.
“It feels great. It’s amazing we brought her into the world it’s great to see her. She’s doing great,” said Josh Paul, a firefighter with the Smyrna Fire Department.
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