Alan Mackie, H.

Alan H. Mackie saved a man from burning, Grand Valley, Ontario, March 2, 2023. The man, 69, who had limited mobility, was in his bedroom in his one-story house when flames broke out in the nearby kitchen. Mackie, 63, mechanic, lived next-door and saw flames issuing from the roof of the man’s house. Mackie called 911, and dispatchers told him not to enter but to make noise to alert the man. Mackie first went to his driveway and sounded his vehicle’s horn then banged on a side of the house, but received no response. Worried the man needed help, Mackie approached the front door and kicked it open. There, he found dense smoke inside that limited visibility, as well as floor-to-ceiling flames in the kitchen. Despite the conditions, Mackie entered the house, walking crouched over, and called out for the man. Mackie heard a faint response and continued walking toward the sound. He reached the man’s room at a point about 25 feet inside and saw him standing at the foot of his bed near his bedroom door. Mackie retrieved a walker from the living room and returned to the bedroom, turned the man to face away from the walker and positioned him so that he was seated. Mackie then grasped the metal bars of the walker, and walked backward as he dragged the walker to the front door, coming within a couple feet of flames. Mackie exited, dragging the walker with the man outside to safety. A paramedic responded and placed the man on a stretcher, then inside an ambulance. The man was taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. Mackie was not injured.