Ridgefield’s newest resident was born around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9.
First responders from both the town’s police and fire departments responded to a call of “possible baby birth” at a home in the village.
Ridgefield Fire Chief Jerry Myers confirmed that the child had been delivered before paramedics arrived at the scene.
“When you have a field delivery or —in this case —a home delivery, there a lot of tasks and a limited time to complete them in,” Myers explained. “... A lot of people have a plan in place so an emergency delivery is a change in that plan and we have to help them react to that situation.” Myers said that one ambulance and one engine were dispatched to the home, which he said was located in “the center of town.”