MANITOWOC (NBC 26) — The Manitowoc Fire Department has received approval from the city to introduce an important resource for mothers and families: a safe haven baby box.

The box will be installed at Manitowoc Fire Station 3, making it one of just six in Wisconsin.

Watch the full broadcast here: Manitowoc Fire Department Approved for Safe Haven Baby Box

For the Nebel family in Manitowoc, the phrase "safe haven" hits close to home. Brooke and Andrew Nebel adopted a baby girl this summer who was surrendered by her birth mother in Florida under safe haven laws.

"She gave us the biggest blessing we could've asked for," said Brooke and Andrew Nebel.

Under safe haven laws in Wisconsin, a parent can surrender an unharmed newborn up to 72 hours old at a hospital, fire or police station, or

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