Officers responded to a house fire in Michigan where flames were already breaking through the roof. Dispatchers were on the phone with a mother who reported she and her baby were trapped inside, but contact was lost as smoke and fire engulfed the home. An officer located the mother at an upstairs window and told her to kick out the screen and lower the child toward him. The officer caught the infant after the baby was dropped to safety. He then secured the child, handed the baby to another officer, positioned a ladder to help the mother escape, and checked the house to confirm no one else remained inside. The mother and baby survived without serious injuries.
"Dispatchers had been on the phone with the mother, who told emergency services she and her baby were trapped inside the home, according to Fox 17, and police said contact with the woman was suddenly lost as smoke and fire engulfed the property. Moments later, an officer spotted the mother at an upstairs window and instructed her to kick out the screen and lower the child toward him."
"The heart-stopping footage captures the officer, later identified as Michael Arnett, catching the infant after the mother dropped the baby from the window to safety below. After securing the child and handing the baby to another officer, Arnett positioned a ladder beneath the window to help the mother escape."
"Authorities said he then checked the house to ensure nobody else remained inside before returning to assist firefighters battling the blaze. Both the mother and baby survived without serious injuries. Speaking to reporters, Arnett, who has served with the department for just over four years, described acting instinctively and praised the mother's actions."
"Arnett, who has served with the department for just over four years, described acting instinctively and praised the mother's actions. She had zero hesitation on saving the child first, Arnett said."
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