'It was a very precipitous labour and delivery, but it was uncomplicated, thankfully.' 'I actually arrived about two minutes after the baby had been delivered, so I was able to complete the delivery,' midwife Christia Copeland said. The couple ended up at Balzac Fire Station 107, where they were helped along by half a dozen firefighters.Ĭharlie, a healthy addition to the family, was born on April 10. 'He said, 'the fire station is right there and I see the doors and they're open. Rounding the corner into Balzac, Peter thought of a plan. By the time we hit Beiseker I think they were every three minutes.' 'Very quickly the contractions got a lot closer together. 'But (the baby) had other plans,' she said. So they hit the highway to reach the city.

The Dycks live about an hour away from Calgary, where Randi wanted to give birth. 'There were some contractions and eventually I could tell I was in labour, but I knew it wasn't time to go or anything,' she said. Randi Dyck says she and her husband Peter were completely caught off guard by the birth of their fourth child. mother is thanking firefighters in Balzac after she gave birth on the floor of their station.

Born in the fire