At 12 he saves the family from a fire, the promise of the firefighters: “You will become a firefighter”

A boy of alone 12 years he turned into a true hero in the city of Petersburg, Virginia, after having Save his family from a domestic fire. The gesture, in addition to attracting the attention of the media, was worth one official proclamation by the Municipality and a promise of work by the head of the firefighters.

The protagonist of the story is Romir Parkera first -average student, who acted with impressive promptness and lucidity when, in the first days of June, he realized that in his home He was flambing a sudden fire. While his 1 and 2 -year -old brothers slept on the sofa, Parker heard one strange noise And he rushed down from the stairs. A wall of black smoke.

The rescue of the brothers and grandmother

Without being panicked, the boy He took a little brother for arm and then the othersucceeding in transport them both Out of the flame house. But the rescue did not end there. Inside there was still the and Romir did not hesitate to Return to the house To help her come out before the flames spread further. He said:

I went down and there was only black smoke throughout the house. I took my 2 year old brother, then 1 year old, because it was smaller and both were in my arms. We ran out of the house.

The recognition of the authorities

The team of Firefighters just arrived on the spot four minutes after the callbut thanks to the rapidity of Romir, all the family members were already safe. The chief of the firefighters of Petersburg, Wayne Hoover, did not hesitate to call him a saviorunderlining how his actions have avoided a tragedy.

The Municipality rewarded the boy with one official proclamationcelebrating his courage And his cold blood. In addition, Hoover has publicly declared that when it performs 18 yearsRomir will have a insured place In the firefighters’ barracks, he will want to.