Virginia Police Officers Save Family From Burning Home

Two Buena Vista, Virginia police officers are being hailed as heroes after they ran into a burning home to save a family and their dog this past weekend.

Officer Jacob Moore and Lt. Randy Chittum arrived at the scene of the fire the morning of March 25 to find the home engulfed in flames, , according to WSLS-TV.

The two officers can be seen on body camera video helping to rescue the occupants of the home owned by Thomas and Lovie Atkinson as well as assist at the fire.

"It makes me feel like I've done my job and everyone got out and no one was hurt," Moore told the news station.

Chittum said that he knows the family personally and that Mrs. Atkinson ran a daycare out of her home for years.

s "I know we're not trained for firefighting but there's no one in this department who is," Chittum said. "But we all have the heart in making sure everyone gets out of every residence."

With the help of the community, the Atkinsons plan to rebuild and return to their home.