'Best day ever': 4-year-old boy assists firefighters with shed fire
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When fire broke out in a back alley across from his home, Edmonton’s youngest firefighter jumped into action.
When fire broke out in a back alley across from his home, Edmonton’s youngest firefighter jumped into action.
Four-year-old Charlton Priest saw the flames and alerted his dad before he put his firefighter costume on.
“He came back in and told Mike that ‘there’s a fire!’ and he changed into his costume without being prompted,” his mom Cynthia Priest told CTV News Edmonton.
When the fire was out, the unexpected happened.
“The firemen had blocked off the whole alley at this time, no one could even go near, and they were like, ‘Come buddy!’” Cynthia said.
From a safe distance, the firefighters helped Charlton spray the hose in the alley.
“Turned around and looked, and there was this little boy standing there with his fire costume on and just, jaw on the floor. Just awestruck,” said Edmonton Fire Rescue Services firefighter Cody Smith. “So we finished cleaning up, walked over to him, give him a high five, and noticed we still had the hose there fully charged and thought, ‘Hey, let's let him spray some water’ and see if we can build a new firefighter in the making.”
