“I Don’t Consider Myself A Hero”
Story by WXII-TV12 News, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Winston-Salem N.C. rookie police officer Scott Bracken is being called a hero after rescuing nine people from a burning house on his first day on the job.
Bracken was on routine patrol Saturday when he saw smoke and flames coming from a home on Greenway Avenue. Bracken helped the entire family get out of the house safely.
“I don’t consider myself a hero because it’s what I’m here to do. If somebody’s in trouble, or somebody needs us, they know to come to us. And if they don’t know they’re in trouble, then it’s our job to see it and to react to it, And that’s all I was doing was reacting to the situation,” said Bracken.
Bracken will be nominated for an award within the department for his bravery.