Toby Kick's facination with firefighters reaches new level after he was saved by firefighters

LITTLE Toby Kick's fascination with firefighters has reached a new level after his heroes rescued him from a painful situation last week. 
 
The inquisitive three-year-old managed to get half his right arm sucked down the pool filter at his grandparents' Mona Vale home last Tuesday.

Fire officers Chris McNeill and Dean Hollander are 

re-united with Toby Kick, 3, and dad Darren 

after they were called last week when Toby 

got his hand stuck in a pool filter. 

Picture: Simon Cocksedge. Source: NewsLocal

Seconds after dad Darren Kick told Toby not to touch the filter, the little boy screamed.
"I was mortified and scared, I knew exactly what he had done," Mr Kick said.

He quickly turned off the filter power to stop the strong suction pulling at his son's tiny arm, and jumped into the pool.

He managed to pull the arm out, but the large, plastic filter cover was still stuck above Toby's wrist and his hand was too swollen to pull it free.

A distressed Toby was crying from pain and shock.

Mr Kick dialled Triple-0 and within minutes two police cars, an ambulance and three fire engines with 10 firefighters from Mona Vale and Narrabeen stations arrived.

Senior firefighter Chris McNeill from Narrabeen Fire Station was soon doing the delicate job of cutting the plastic with an air-powered grinder and a filesaw.

"It's a fairly straightforward job but you have to be wary not to inflict further injuries with the tools," he said.

Toby was given a trauma teddy to keep him occupied while the plastic cover was cut off, and was afterwards rewarded for his bravery with an iceblock.

Source - http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-beaches/toby-kicks-facination-with-firefighters-reaches-new-level-after-he-was-saved-by-firefighters/story-fngr8hax-1226610814388