Information on Mississippi Safe Haven Baby Box cases comes from news reports, SHBB Inc reports on social media and other public record sources. Invaribily these reports claim the babies were healthly and well-cared for; in no danger of dangerous discard or death
1. Knoxville Fire Department Station #17
Date: May 27. 2023
Baby Information: Boy
Details: Left at midnight, Taken to hospital for evaluation. Reportedly 30 minutes old, but there is no indication of how this was determined. On September 30, 2025, speaker from mayor’s office at Karns, TN baby box blessing, casually mentioned that a firefighter from this station named “Cody”, who had 5 adopted children, planned to adopt this one, but he didn’t know if it was finalized.
Selected Sources:
- First baby safety surrendered in Knoxville’s Safe Haven Baby Box, WVLT-TV, May 27, 2023
- Child surrendered to Safe Haven Baby Box for the first time since installment. WRCB-TV, May 27, 2023
2. Chattanooga Fire Department Station #6
Date: March 17, 2025
Baby Information: None
Details: None other than announcement on SHBB Inc and in media. CFD says no details will be released “due to the mother’s wishes.”
Selected Sources:
- Chattanooga sees first infant safely surrendered at Station 6’s Safe Haven Baby Box, WTVC-TV, March 18, 2025
3.. Hendersonville Fire Station #5
Date: July 20, 2025 (approx)
Baby Information: None
Details: None other than report.
Selected Sources:
- Infant surrendered in baby box, WKRN-TV, July 31, 2025
4. Atoka Fire Station #1
Date: Approx. Christmas week
Baby Information: None
Details: None other than video announcement posted on social media on December 28 2025.
Selected Sources:
- Infant surrendered safely i Baby Box at TN fire station, WREF-TV, January 5, 2026
- “Safe Haven Baby Box exists for moments like this,” Newborn receiving care after being safely surrendered, KY3-TV, January 6, 2026
- Moses FarrowFacebook post, January 6, 2026
5. Nolensville Tri-Star Hospital ER
Date: Late March-early Apri l2026
Baby Information: Unknown
Details: None other than a report of the case. Several weeks before SHBB Inc announced this case officially, they began to claim at public events that 77 SHBB cases were recorded.
- Infant surrendered in the Nolensville baby box, WKRN-TV, April 23, 2026
- Nolensville welcomes first infant in newly installed ay box, now heading to forever home, WZTV- TV, April 23, 2026
- 2023: 1
- 2025: 3
- 2026: 2
Updated April 24, 2026