Firefighters give 6-year-old girl fire truck ride to last chemotherapy treatment

A 6-year-old California girl got a special fire truck escort to her final chemotherapy treatment earlier this month.

The Moranga-Orinda Fire deparment picked up Finley Brown, who has been battling kidney cancer since June, and her family in a fire truck to drive them to Oakland's Children's Hospital for her final treatment.

Finley met the firefighters at a summer festival, just east of the Bay Area.

"We've always taught our kids that whenever they see a fireman or a police officer or a soldier, it's nice to approach them and thank them for keeping us safe," her mother A.J. Brown told TODAY.

"Finley caught our eye initially because she didn't have any hair, and then because she started talking to us — this little girl had a ton of confidence," firefighter Lucas Lambert told TODAY. "She wasn't shy at all. She introduced both her little brother and babysitter to us and had no problems asking questions. And then she went on to tell us her story and started showing off her scars and telling us what she had been through in the past month or so."

Lambert and his team were so inspired by Finley, they decided to take her under their wing, even hosting a fundraiser to send them to Disneyland once her treatments were finished.

"I'd never seen someone with such a big smile going to the hospital," Lambert said. "I was having just as much fun as she was."

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