In New Jersey, ex firefighter Jimmy Karlbon's 6-year-old daughter is being showered with praises for her quick-thinking.?The little girl apparently woke up to the sound of the activated smoke detector, saw smoke and immediately ran to wake up her dad.?
According to Avenel Fire Department, her prompt reaction helped her family escape the fire, but thanks to the efforts of young Madalyn Karlbon?no one was hurt.
'This little girl right here, Madalyn Karlbon, the daughter of FF Karlbon who is just 6 years old woke up to the sound of the activated smoke detector, saw the smoke and immediately ran to awake her dad and alert him of the fire', the department wrote.
'Without any hesitation she jumped into action and ultimately saved the lives of her family by remembering all she was taught during fire prevention week and through the vast knowledge that her dad and fellow firefighter family has instilled in her', they added.
While the entire family made it out safely, they lost almost all of their belongings as the house is 'currently deemed inhabitable and they have been temporarily relocated to a hotel while the necessary procedures are completed', the fire department said.
According to the Facebook post, the fire company has rallied together to set up a fund to collect donations for the family.