A fire department honored an 8-year-old who spotted a smoking camper
Carter Hicks told adults that a camper trailer was smoking, and the Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department later gave him a patch and a certificate.
Read the original
The reporting lives at Eagle Country 99.3. Our summary is checked against it, and we link it on every story.
Last summer, 8-year-old Carter Hicks noticed a camper trailer that was smoking and starting to catch fire. Eagle Country 99.3 reported on October 8, 2026, that he told the adults around him, and firefighters were called. The Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department honored him the Saturday before the story, with a department patch and a certificate of recognition.
The department said his warning helped the fire get noticed before it became more serious, and that he was worried about someone else's property, not his own. The honor was for paying attention and speaking up.
More good news
Other stories in the same neighborhood of kindness.
HeroesA Maricopa 18-year-old gave a stranger the shoes off his feet
Jordan Hope handed his own slides to an older man whose shoes were falling apart, bought him candy, and has checked on him every day since.
Verified · AZ Family
HeroesA Bismarck 11-year-old is finishing leukemia treatment and will ring the bell
Ultra O'Connell's last chemo is this weekend after two years of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She is set to ring the bell the following Friday.
Verified · KFYR-TV
HeroesA Madison teen used Sea Cadet CPR training to help save his dad
When John White collapsed from a heart attack at home, his 16-year-old son Noah called 911 and started CPR.
Verified · Patch