BONUS EPISODE - Unplanned Heroism and Life-Saving Acts in a Small Town Blaze :: Try That in a Small Town Podcast
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The Try That In A Small Town Podcast. Bonus episode. Try that in a small town.

All right, welcome back. This is the Try That in a Small Town podcast. We're coming to you from the Patriot Mobile Studios tonight. We have an awesome, awesome guest. We are thrilled that Nick Bostic is with us. He's coming to us from Lafayette, Indiana. Yes. Nick, appreciate you being here, man. Thanks, buddy. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Yeah, absolutely. And if you're wondering who Nick is, you may have seen him over. Well, it's funny because it's not funny, but in the last week or two, he's gotten a little bit another round of attention and well deserved for an act that happened a couple of years ago. I think it was, was it Don Jr., Donald Trump Jr., or was it DC Drano that posted the video of you?

It was Trump Jr. that retweeted it. That was first. And then D.C. Drano. He took a screenshot of that. So and just to fill people in in case they haven't seen the video, which we'll roll it here for people to see. But in July of 2020.

2022 this was two years ago right you went into a house that was burning was on fire and you ended up saving some kids that were in there i think it was four or five but we'd love for you to recall the story and tell it to us yeah so me and my girlfriend we got into an argument over something silly and um me i decided to go on a drive to get away from the arguing and kind of and cool off

I went to O'Reilly's, a place that we would get together for car meets. And I went and sat there by myself just thinking about stuff. And then after about 15 minutes or so, I decided to leave and head back home.

That's when I seen the house fire on my left. It just looked like a little campfire at first. And then when I looked away, it kind of clicked in my mind that it was weird to be out in that part of town that late. So I looked back and I realized it was a fire that was unmanned, you know, or nobody was there, you know. So I slammed on the brakes and I swung the car around.

I drove up into the driveway, put the hazards on. I got out and I tried flagging down a car that was passing by and that didn't end up stopping. So I turned back around and initially I was probably, I probably was going to go toward my phone, but I knew already I didn't have my phone on me because I tried getting gas after I left the apartment before I got to O'Reilly's. So, yeah,

I knew I didn't have it, so I just went ahead and ran straight to the back of the house. And so I went to the side. There was an open gate. And then I ran up to the back porch. They had a back porch light on. And I opened the door. Luckily, it was unlocked already.

I hung my head into the doorway and I was hollering that their house is on fire. Is there anyone in there? Nobody was answering, so I proceeded to enter into the home and scurrying through the house.

I was looking into the rooms and hollering. I got to a staircase that led to upstairs, and I went to run up the stairs and about three steps from the top. That's when a door at the end of the hallway opened up with four faces in it, the 18-year-old and the 2-year-old, and then the 13- and the 14-year-old on both sides. Did they know that there was a...

Did they know that there was a fire going on or did you have to alert them? Hey, your house is on fire. We got to get out of here. No, they didn't know there was a fire going on. They were all asleep. Oh, my gosh. Okay. Yeah. Their room was right above the fire, right above the front door in the living room. Okay. So were they freaking out that you were in that? They didn't know there was a fire and then there's a man in their house. I mean, what happened initially? Yeah.

Yeah, their faces were lit up. You know, they're really surprised, but I didn't hesitate, you know, telling them that their house is on fire, like while I was in there, you know, just, you know, so I told them and they ran toward me and we ran out down the way I came in and we get to the back patio and I asked them,

Is there anyone left in there? And they said a baby was left in there. So I ran, I run back in there. I run up, I run upstairs and I look in the room that they were in. And then I look in the other bedrooms upstairs. Um, I ended up, I can't remember if I missed one cause I didn't remember, uh,

I don't know. I don't think I missed one. I don't know if I'm, I can't remember if I missed one or not, but the bedroom that I ended up, we ended up jumping out of was, um, one upstairs in the hallway. But I only, I remember looking at some bedrooms that were across from each other, um, in the hallway. I don't,

I'm sorry. There's some new stuff kind of coming to my mind that I'm like thinking about. No, it's like, that's totally understandable, dude. I mean, this is a no thinking situation. I mean, I mean, it's amazing that you did that. Did I got to ask you this? Did you get burned or get injured on the first trip in? No. And the second you didn't, not the first one. Just,

the second time you went in the first one went real real easy and smooth you know it really wasn't as scary the fire was still out on the outside of the house and was still like you know it wasn't like what you all seen in the um the body cam uh that was like that when i ride went back in so like it spread real fast but

I assume maybe just like the porch was overtaken at that point whenever we got to the patio. But while I was looking upstairs, it spread a lot faster, rapidly. So, yeah, I got her. I got burned. I got cut. The six-year-old, she got a cut on her foot and a burn on her shoulder. Other than that, though, everybody was good. Everyone was safe, made it out okay.

That's just unbelievable. It really is. That's just unbelievable that your instinct was to go in there because I'm, you know, I don't even know about myself or however many people would just be like, oh, I hope somebody gets here quick. And then you just had that instinct to go in. That is unbelievable. Let me make sure I got the information. So the kids were sleeping. Were the parents not at the house right at that moment? No. Wow. Wow.

That's unbelievable. So when did the parents find out about this and when did you talk to them? And I'm sure they were, you know, overly grateful for your courageous act. They were on a date night. The 18 year old and Sienna ended up calling them when I ran back into the house.

I think she pulled her sisters and stuff like that out to the street. And that's when they called or they may have called before that. I think before that, like while they were still on the porch, it's been a while since all this happened and stuff. And, and I don't, I'd obviously, I don't replay my stuff. And so like, I apologize. That stuff isn't like,

I'm not a hundred percent on everything. Just, you know what I mean? Like it's a little fuzzy at this point. I don't remember what happened today. Yeah. We don't know. We don't remember what we did today. Yeah. And so they, you know, they say in relationships that, you know, if you're fighting, that's a good thing. It means you really care about each other. So are you still with that girlfriend? Yeah.

You know, and if you are. Yeah. Yeah, I want to know what happened. That's amazing because if it wasn't for that fight, we may not be talking to you tonight. Right? Yeah, I reckon so. There's a God thing. Yeah.

So what did you do to make her mad? Man, it was probably something petty like dishes not being like something silly. I didn't even probably have to overreact about. It's crazy how God works, though. You know, it's like sent you down, you know, made that happen and sent you to that house to really save those kids. Yeah.

That's 100%. He was in you. That's a definite God thing. I was just going to say, I got, do you know how inspiration, I'm sorry to interrupt. Go ahead. Watching a lot of superhero movies, watching a grown up and, um, just kind of picking and choosing very picking the, the good role models and stuff like that, that I wanted to, um, learn advice from. So that's kind of where it's gotten me. And, um,

you know, trying to be closer to God, being a better person. And I see how that can be a good thing for other people because it inspires when people see you doing the right thing and inspires them to kind of follow along. And I think eventually if there's enough people trying to do that, the scale will flip back over again.

I think you're a thousand percent right, Nick. You know, we don't hear enough of these stories. It seems like in today's world and today's news, it's negative, negative. And all you hear is people fighting and there's nothing, you know, first of all, I,

I can't believe I didn't hear this story two years ago when it came out. And it took something like, you know, Trump doing this to bring attention back around to it, which I think is awesome because not only do you deserve that attention for this, but like you said, if people can just get inspired by that, it just, hopefully that just keeps paying it forward, paying it forward. Yeah. Yeah. I think so. It all starts with, yeah,

One person and then one multiplies into two, two goes into four, four goes into 16. You know, it all starts with you. You know, each one of you at the table, you all start from this day on trying to be a better you than you was yesterday. You know, people are going to catch on and you'll you'll see change. But also it all starts with you, with us.

And Nick, you're an inspiration and the perfect guest to be on Try That in Small Town podcast because that's how this whole thing started. Because it's about small towns and people and big towns. Oh, man. Let's go. Check it. We'll see. We'll see.

Yes, sir. That's amazing. So I got a lot of Southern hospitality in me. And talking to you guys, a little bit of my twang came out a little bit. I'm trying not to let it overflow or whatever because... Trust me, you can't let that overflow too much.

No. It's a fact. Now, we appreciate you just saying that because that's what we talk about. And, you know, Kurt talks about it all the time. Just, you know, looking out for your neighbor no matter where you are. That's exactly what you did. And incredibly bold. You know, this day and time, just going in anybody's house. I mean, like Tully said and Neil, too, like I don't know how many people would have done that. I know. A lot of people that kept driving. That you might drive by and think, man, I wonder if I should have done that. Don't want to get involved. And then somebody texts you or something and then you –

you think of something totally different, but you went in and you actually did it. Yeah. It's really just amazing. That's that you're an inspiration. And it's cool that you even thinking about the, the movies that we watch, you know, what's your fantasy and sci-fi and everything that you actually get inspired by that and say, Hey, you know what? I can do that. I can go save somebody. And you're not thinking about yourself at all, which anyway, that's just amazing. You're an amazing man. I appreciate that. I appreciate it.

Nick, we appreciate your time, brother. We're so thankful for you. And to reiterate what Kalo said, yeah, this show and this podcast has started from, man, we just want to do a little bit of the right thing. Look out for your neighbor, do something good for somebody. And you are the perfect example of that. And we're honored to have you on, brother.

Thank you all very much. It was kind of you. Thanks for your time, brother. Take care, brother. Be blessed, Nick. God bless. Peace, y'all. Make sure to follow along, subscribe, share, rate the show, and check out our merch at trythatinasmalltown.com.