They saved her at 3. They haven't missed a birthday since.

Three years ago, firefighters from Seminole County's Station 22 pulled 3-year-old Lila Pagan from beneath a heavy vehicle and saved her life. She just turned 6 — and the crew was there again, gifts in hand, for the third birthday in a row. "To us, she's family now," the firefighters said. What began as a rescue became a ritual: proof that a single act of courage can grow into years of chosen kinship.