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THURMAN, Iowa — A 28-year-old firefighter in Thurman, Iowa, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, accused of leaving his baby home while responding to a fire call Monday.
“I know it’s important for us to have volunteers in our fire department, and they serve and protect,” Sheriff Kevin Aistrope said. “But you can’t put your one-year-old in danger for that to happen.”
According to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, neighbors worried the baby had been left home alone when they saw Christopher D. Thurman leave in a firetruck. “He (the baby) was crying,” volunteer firefighter Shawn Bourland said. “You could hear him outside the door, so you can tell that he was crying pretty loudly, that you can hear him through the wooden door.”
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