{"id":314666,"date":"2024-06-28T16:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T21:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=314666"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:31:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:31:57","slug":"baby-fire-station-safe-haven-celebrated-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/baby-fire-station-safe-haven-celebrated-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters celebrate birthday of Safe Haven baby left at fire station… 18 years ago!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A baby girl was dropped off<\/a> at a fire station in Clermont, Florida 18 years ago as part of the state’s Safe Haven program aimed at saving the lives of newborn babies at risk of abandonment. The program allows parents to anonymously bring infants under a certain age to specific safe locations, rather than abandon them when they feel unable to parent. That baby girl, Colleen Katich, just graduated from high school, and was honored by the fire station on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“[Eighteen] years ago, Colleen was dropped off at Station 112 in Clermont as part of the County’s ‘Safe Haven’ program,” wrote Lake County Fire Rescue. “Fast forward to now, she just graduated high school and is thriving! She was recently reunited with some of her heroes at Station 112 and even had an engine named after her! Join us in congratulating Colleen on her huge accomplishment. We are so proud of you!”<\/p>\n