A 5-year-old's quick thinking saved his younger sister from a house fire

Authored by edition.cnn.com and submitted by SetMau92

(CNN) A 5-year-old Georgia boy awoke to flames in the bedroom. But he didn't panic, and his actions helped save his entire family.

Noah Woods is being named an honorary firefighter and will receive a rare lifesavers award for his heroics on Friday.

Noah was one of eight family members asleep in their home in Bartow County, Georgia, on Sunday when he woke up to smoke and flames in the bedroom he shared with his 2-year-old sister.

He jumped out of bed, grabbed his sister and got out of the house through the only exit available, an open window.

But Noah didn't stop there — he went back in to get the family dog and pulled it to safety. He then ran next door to his uncle's house for help. Together, they alerted the rest of the family.

CaptFluffyBunny on February 15th, 2020 at 02:10 UTC »

"What have you done to prepare yourself for this fire academy?"

-Lets see... When I was five, I rescued a little girl and a dog from a fully involved house fire...

"Ok, good enough, your in."

noob_almost on February 15th, 2020 at 00:51 UTC »

Imagine waking up to the news your home's on fire and you've just been replaced by your 5y/o as man of the house

EDIT: a letter

Moufie420 on February 15th, 2020 at 00:41 UTC »

Kids accomplished more than my entire family has combined. Lmao 😅