Maryland Firefighter Involved In Multi-Car Crash Helps Victims Then Gives Birth

Maryland firefighter Megan Warfield is wired to help others. Warfield was nine months pregnant and had been on desk duty when she was involved in a multi-car crash. Instead of focusing on herself, she turned her attention to saving others. She initially got out of her car to help direct traffic but then she saw someone trapped in a car that was overturned and her instinct to help kicked in.

Warfield brushed aside her labor contractions to save the person trapped in their vehicle. During an interview she said “I started to climb in there with her, but then I was like, ‘What are you doing? You’re nine months pregnant. I ended up holding onto her to keep her in place because I wasn’t sure of her injuries at the time. It was also important that I keep her calm, it was a pretty traumatic event.”

Shortly after paramedics arrived to take over, Warfield decided she should go to the Johns Hopkins Hospital to get herself checked out. The accident had induced labor and, unbeknownst to Warfield, had knocked her unborn baby into a traverse position. Luckily Warfield’s boyfriend Joshua Daugherty was one of the first paramedics on the scene of the accident. The couple welcomed a healthy little girl named Charlotte on Oct. 4, less than 24 hours after the crash. Baltimore County emergency medical service units transported six patients to two local hospitals and all but one of the patients was listed with minor injuries.

In a Facebook post, Warfield’s department congratulated her for being a “true public servant” in the line of duty. “Ignoring any chance she could be injured, Megan immediately exited her mangled vehicle and began providing care to a person trapped by their overturned car,” the post explains. “Megan stayed with this patient until Squad 213 arrived to free the victim. After all patients were evaluated, Megan agreed to an evaluation herself. Less than 24 hours later, Megan delivered her beautiful baby girl. Since no good deed should go unrecognized, we wanted to highlight Megan’s heroic and selfless actions.”