Camden County installing baby box this spring

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ)

Camden County will install a baby box at the Mid-County Fire Protection District.

State Rep. Jeff Vernetti said the baby box is scheduled to be installed and unveiled this spring.

Baby boxes are safe ways to legally surrender newborns up to 45 days old. An alert is sent to first responders as soon as a baby is put into the box. First responders will also be trained before it’s used for the first time.

Osage County EMS Chief Joshua Krull said the county just got enough money to install a second baby box. The second one will be installed in Linn at the EMS headquarters.

Cole County’s baby box is testing its own box.