Boy Called Hero For Alerting Family To Fire
Published: January 29, 2005
Fourth-Grader Receives Plaque At School.
Danville’s fire department once taught Jordan Shearin what to do when a building caught fire. On Tuesday, it got to honor the child for taking the lesson to heart.
Jordan, 10, is credited with helping to save the lives of his parents and three brothers when a fire damaged their Danville home Jan. 18. On Tuesday, at an assembly held for him by his elementary school, the town’s fire chief awarded him a plaque.
“Jordan is a definite hero in our eyes,” Fire Chief Mark Morgan told the students and staff who had gathered in South Elementary School’s gymnasium.
Officials said Jordan’s family was sleeping when the fire started. A smoke detector woke Jordan, who navigated smoky rooms to wake the others.
“I went down and woke up my brother… and then I went to my mom and dad’s room, crawling, and I woke up them and told them that there was smoke in the house,” the fourth-grader told RTV6’s Julie Pursley.
The family escaped. Most of the flames were contained to the basement, but the house had extensive smoke damage throughout, officials said.
Jordan had learned about fire safety from Danville firefighters who visited the school.
“Jordan’s actions show that he caught what we were saying,” Morgan told Pursley.
The boy’s parents said they are thankful for the training Jordan received.
“I’m told if it had been 10 (or) 15 minutes difference, it would have been a whole different story,” Jordan’s father, Scott Shearin, said.
The cause of the fire still is under investigation, Pursley reported. The family said it won’t be able to move back into the house for several months.
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