VIDEO: Firemen ‘Catching Babies Like Footballs’ In HORRIFIC Georgia Fire

I’m the kind of person who gets really nervous when I see other people’s kids stand up in a shopping cart.

Seriously, the idea of any baby getting hurt gives me hives. (I’m a great babysitter, obviously)

So I can’t really get through this video without feeling light-headed:

Extraordinary moment as a firefighter catches a young child thrown from the third-story balcony of a burning building. Twelve people in all were saved from the fire. https://t.co/H15qjWYwZI pic.twitter.com/cwtqrJuTVp

— ABC News (@ABC) January 15, 2018

Oooooooh Dear God. It obviously makes it a lot better knowing she was saved, but OOOMPH.

One firefighter at the scene literally described it as “caching footballs”

‘We were catching babies like footballs’ ‘ DeKalb apartment fire leaves 12 injured: https://t.co/3LS2Z8qq0z via @YouTube

— 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) January 3, 2018

HOLY CRAP, GUYS.

Fortunately…

DeKalb firefighters were catching babies (young as 1 month old) as parents dropped from balconies during apt fire. Also rescued adults, including one in wheelchair. All minor injuries to dozen taken to hospital pic.twitter.com/9tR8etl0g1

— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) January 3, 2018

ALL MINOR INJURIES! Amazing.

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According to CBS :

A dramatic scene of a Georgia firefighter catching a child dropped from an apartment fire was captured on another firefighter’s helmet camera. The video was posted to social media Sunday by the firefighters’ union in DeKalb County, outside Atlanta.

In the video, third-generation firefighter Capt. Scott Stroup catches the young child dropped by a parent who was climbing down a ladder from a third-floor balcony early on Jan. 3.

Stroup then carries the wailing child away from the burning building, collapsing onto his knees.

He wasn’t the only firefighter to catch children trying to escape the blaze.

“We were catching babies like a football – literally,” fire Capt. Eric Jackson told reporters at the scene. “There were adults that were on the balcony that were dropping their babies right into our arms. We had a couple firefighters catching babies, so it was just really incredible.”

About a dozen people were injured from the blaze, mostly related to smoke inhalation.

As mentioned, it seems like everyone’s going to be ok.

Truly amazing – and reminds me how incredibly grateful I am for our first responders!