Heartwarming footage has emerged from the US of a firefighter dad surprising his children in a present after he returned home from a detail in a different state in time for Christmas.<br /><br />The video, filmed on December 10 in Iowa, shows the man jumping out of a large, wrapped-up box and surprising his kids. <br /><br />His partner explained why it was such an emotional occasion online, writing: "My children were so worried that their daddy wouldn't be home for Christmas this year. <br /><br />"At the end of November he headed out with a three-man engine crew from Iowa (the only three people from our state to go) to help with the fire's in the south (Gatlinburg, Tennessee).<br /><br />"While this detail was about seven days shorter than his normal details, the kids didn't know and I kept it a secret," she continued. <br /><br />"I drove for three hours in a blizzard, (tons of accidents along the way) to bring him home, I put him in a BOX and let them think I went shopping that morning. <br /><br />"This was their 'early Christmas gift' - their smiles and faces were so genuine, it's truly Heartwarming! <br /><br />"So many families didn't get the chance to reunite over there that breaks my heart and we are just lucky to have had him home safe."
