Firefighters surprise boy with birthday party after several guests cancel last minute

(ABC News) – The Harrisburg Fire Department in North Carolina came to the rescue in a very special way for a 3-year-old boy after nearly everyone canceled the morning of Jackson Reid’s birthday party.

After the chaos of Hurricane Florence, the Reid family was back home from evacuations and ready to celebrate Jackson’s birthday. All week long the child talked about his party planned for Sunday and all of his friends that would be in attendance.

“He woke up so excited for his day… then the texts started coming in,” Melissa Reid, Jackson’s mother, told ABC News. “Seven out of the eight families invited were unable to make it. Jackson was devastated.”

Panicked, the mom called the Harrisburg Fire Department and told them what had happened. She asked if she could bring Jackson to the station to see the trucks.

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