Heroic Firefighter’s Quick Actions Saves Neighbor’s Child - Inspirational Videos

The quick and heroic actions of an off-duty firefighter saved the life of his neighbor’s child, who was choking and unable to breathe.

While the world is lost and broken, full of hurting and struggling people, heroes still exist. However, sadly, these true heroes do not get the praise and attention they deserve. Instead, society's attention and spotlight are too often focused on those falsely considered heroes. Sports stars, musicians, greedy Washington politicians and Hollywood actors hog all the attention, acclaim and underserved praise while never doing anything heroic.

A clip posted on YouTube shines the light on a real hero, Greg Tabeek. Greg, a trained paramedic and a firefighter, encountered a horrifying situation while off-duty but remained calm and saved the day.

The situation began when Al, a Florida father, noticed that his infant daughter had collapsed. He knew something was immediately wrong and acted, not wanting to waste a second. Al ran over to his neighbor Greg’s house. 

The video shows Al holding his young daughter as he rings the doorbell, waiting for Greg to answer. Once he does, Greg grabs the young girl, asks Al if he has reached out to 911 and immediately gets to work. 

Eventually, Greg was able to successfully dislodge a large piece of plastic that had become stuck in the child’s throat. 

Greg, recalling the scary life-or-death situation, said he was able to help because of the lessons he’s picked up and learned throughout his career.

“It was a little bit of a shock to what’s going on,” Greg said. “But again, it’s just the training and trust in your skills, and stay calm and let my training go to work and try to handle it.”

Praise God for Greg and his heroic efforts! He saved a life and kept a father from experiencing the worst thing that any parent could ever endure: losing a child. 

Romans 15:1-2 “We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasures to ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good, to make him strong.”