Brian Watkins holds his baby girl, Braedyn, in the Sanford dispatch station on Wednesday as his wife, Rachel, lower right, looks on. Behind them, Sanford emergency dispatchers John Lavallee and Cheri Smith smile down at the child. Watkins, a Sanford firefighter and paramedic, was forced to call 911 recently when Braedyn started choking; Lavallee and Smith handled the dispatch call. Watkins has expressed his appreciation for their work in ensuring his daughter’s safety. (JEFF LAGASSE/Journal Tribune)
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