“It was June 22. That day will be probably tattooed on all of our brains for quite some time,” says father Gordy Fields, recalling the day his family’s home of 20 years caught fire and burned down, taking almost everything they owned with it.
The family’s one silver lining is that everyone made it out safe, including the dog, thanks to the Fields’ 10-year-old son Dylan.
“It’s a custom-made award that I got from Eastside Fire,” says Dylan, showing off his brand-new Community Hero Award. Eastside Fire and Rescue presented Dylan with the inaugural award on Thursday after a speech recognizing his bravery.
When his house caught fire back in June , Dylan quickly jumped into action.
“Ever since I was able to walk my parents have been telling me the basic drills for like a house fire is to get out of the house immediately, but before I ran, I decided to grab my dog that was in like a kennel so I would have her too, and then after I got her, I ran out,” said Dylan.
According to Eastside Fire and Rescue , Dylan and his dad were getting ready to head to the swimming pool when the lights started to blink, and an electrical outlet sparked inside their home. Puget Sound Energy arrived and shut down the power, but after working on the electricity for some time, something triggered a large explosion inside the garage.