{"id":324213,"date":"2025-01-09T14:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T20:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=324213"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T03:27:32","slug":"arizona-fire-department-families-baby-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/arizona-fire-department-families-baby-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Baby boom&#8217;: Arizona fire department families welcomed 19 babies in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Firefighters in Chandler, Arizona, got together for a special photoshoot last week in celebration of their own &#8216;baby boom&#8217; that included the births of 19 children to members of the Chandler Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>In total, the department welcomed six boys and <strong><em>13<\/em><\/strong> girls, who were born to members of the department in the past year. The babies now range in age from three weeks to 11 months, and one family welcomed twins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s just something in the water in Chandler,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/community\/chandler-fire-department-2024-baby-boom\/75-9aecf0ad-8249-4dfa-9c02-b70916f23305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joked<\/a> new dad Jack Bernard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FChandlerFire%2Fposts%2F1043810624445970&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"664\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Firefighter Penni Cyrus, who gave birth to son Kade last year, says she&#8217;s never seen a baby boom like it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot this many in one year. It\u2019s pretty amazing\u2026 bringing more firefighters into the world,\u201d she told 12 News.<\/p>\n<p>The new parents got together for a photo shoot to celebrate the new lives, with all but a few making it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/singer-olivia-rodrigo-abortion-fund-womens-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Singer Olivia Rodrigo includes abortion fund in $2M donation to \u2018women\u2019s health\u2019 charities<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This morning we had 16 families that showed up with their children, and what an experience it was,&#8221; said the Battalion Chief in an Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEbHPfgSEPL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reel<\/a>. &#8220;I think the result of it is going to be something that&#8217;s special that the kids, the parents, are going to cherish for the rest of their lives, really.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not every parent there was a first-timer. Donaldo Lopez told interviewers he and his wife welcomed baby girl Dorothy, their fifth child, last year. \u201cThis is my second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/rainbow-baby\">rainbow baby<\/a>, so\u2026 a big deal for me and my wife,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The pictures shared on social media show the color-coordinated infants, with the girls wearing matching red hair bows. Amazingly, all of the babies appeared to be in good spirits for their photo shoot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredible,\u201d Bernard told 12 News. \u201cI\u2019m shocked that we had such a great turnout; you know it\u2019s hard scheduling with people\u2019s shifts and vacations and sick babies\u2026 so it was a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One firefighter interviewed in the Instagram reel shared that the department has about 250 members, which means that nearly 10 percent of them became parents last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/end-taxpayer-dollars-to-planned-parenthood\/\"><b><i>Tell President Trump, RFK, Jr., Elon, and Vivek:<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/end-taxpayer-dollars-to-planned-parenthood\/\"><b><i>Stop killing America\u2019s future. Defund Planned Parenthood NOW!<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters in Chandler, Arizona, got together for a special photoshoot last week in celebration of their own &#8216;baby boom&#8217; that included the births of 19 children to members of the Chandler Fire Department. In total, the department welcomed six boys and 13 girls, who were born to members of the department in the past year. 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