Medina firefighters deliver 2 babies since Friday night

Posted 19 October 2025 at 5:55 pm

Ambulance crew delivers baby boy by roadside this morning

Press Release, Medina Fire Chief Steve Cooley

MEDINA – The Village of Medina Fire Department Ambulance crew delivered a baby roadside this morning. This is the second baby that crews have delivered since Friday night.

Firefighter/Paramedic Stephen Baxter and Firefighter/EMT Paul Urquhart delivered a 5-pound baby girl Friday night at 7:28 p.m.

This morning at 10:05 while enroute to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, Firefighter/Paramedics Steven Long and Brian Bates delivered a healthy baby boy on the side of the I-390 near the I-490. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 14.9 ounces and is 19 1/4 inch long. After delivering the baby boy, the crew resumed transport and turned over care to the teams at Strong.

This is Long’s second field delivery and the first delivery in the field for the Bates.

Congratulations to both mothers and both crews this weekend for their exceptional work!

As you may remember, we had a crew deliver twins on July 4. That’s four babies delivered in just over 3 months!