Hebron firefighters and paramedics were kept busy last week after they responded to three fires and helped deliver a baby boy in the span of three days.
The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded to a total of 14 calls last week between Sunday, March 17, and Saturday, March 23.
At around 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday, Hebron firefighters assisted the Harvard Fire Protection District with a garage fire that also damaged two houses.
An ambulance, fire engine and fire chief from the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded and assisted with the fire attack, overhaul operations and fire investigation, the fire district said on Facebook.
At around 4:35 p.m. the next day, Hebron firefighters assisted the Spring Grove Fire Protection District with a structure fire by sending their water tender.
While assisting Spring Grove at that scene, Hebron paramedics were dispatched to a woman in labor at around 6:30 p.m.
Within minutes of their arrival, they assisted the woman in delivering a healthy baby boy, the district said.
Hebron medics were assisted at the scene by the Richmond Township Fire Protection District and Hebron Police Department.
At around 1 p.m. Thursday, Hebron firefighters responded to a brush fire near Kemman Road and Price Road near Hebron.
“Our crews arrived and found multiple controlled burns that had gotten out of control,” the district said.
Crews requested aid from the Richmond Township Fire Protection District and spent two hours extinguishing the fires.