A Castlegar teen has been recognized by the city and nominated for a fire commissioner乌鸦传媒檚 commendation after his actions potentially saved two lives on Sept. 12.
Liam Harder was awakened in the early morning hours by a
He got up, saw a small fire at the house across the street and another small fire near a vehicle parked at the residence.
Harder woke up his father and told him to call 911 before grabbing a fire extinguisher and rushing towards the fires.
He was able to extinguish them quickly.
乌鸦传媒淭hat evening, Liam乌鸦传媒檚 actions undoubtedly reduced property damage to his neighbour乌鸦传媒檚 home and potentially saved the lives of the father and young son who were sleeping inside,乌鸦传媒� said Castlegar Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio at a ceremony to recognize Harder乌鸦传媒檚 actions during city council乌鸦传媒檚 Oct. 23 meeting.
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Lattanzio has nominated Harder for a Certificate of Accommodation from the Fire Commissioner乌鸦传媒檚 Office.
Castlegar RCMP Const. Scott Ross also praised Harder at the meeting.
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He also credited the teen for potentially saving a home and the lives inside.
乌鸦传媒淚t all started from just getting up when he heard a sound and looking out a window,乌鸦传媒� added Ross.
乌鸦传媒淚 personally thank Liam for his diligence and courage in responding to those fires. 乌鸦传媒� His actions are remarkable and heroic. I also thank him for that small act of getting out of bed at night and looking out his window. 乌鸦传媒� He did something most of us would just ignore and go back to sleep over.乌鸦传媒�
Mayor Maria McFaddin said, 乌鸦传媒淚t is members of the community like you who choose to look beyond themselves that create a place where people want to live.
乌鸦传媒淲e are very thankful for your actions and they will become contagious 乌鸦传媒� people will hear your story and they will be more inclined next time when they see something small to actually react and do something.乌鸦传媒�
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