Clarion Ledger
MADISON, Miss. — When a Madison firefighter’s wife didn’t look like she’d make it to the hospital in time to deliver their baby, who did the frantic dad call?
His chief, of course. Steve Putnam, 31, said he and wife Kari, 25, this morning attended the Christmas program of their 3-year-old daughter, Averi, at Kosciusko’s First Presbyterian Day School and Church. “She was dressed in a gown, and she was singing,” her daddy said.
Their new baby was supposed to be induced on Thursday. But, “she started having strong contractions,” said Steve Putnam, a firefighter EMT. Switch to Plan B. Quickly. “Steve called the station (from about Pickens) about 12:30 p.m. and said, ‘Hey, I need some help. I don’t know if we’ll make it to the hospital,’ ” said interim Fire Chief Derrick Layton, who also is a paramedic. “We told him to keep driving, and we’d meet them in Canton.”
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