4 year old Grayson hailed as a hero by his family

A schoolboy has been hailed a hero after he saved his family from carbon monoxide poisoning. 

Grayson Taylor, four, woke his parents in the early hours of the morning and said he hears a beeping noise coming from downstairs in their Monmouthshire home. 

He urged them to get out of bed and they discovered a carbon monoxide alarm going off next to their wood burner. 

His mother Hannah said, without her son’s quick-thinking the situation could have ended differently. 

“He woke us up very calmly alerting us to an alarm that was going off downstairs and that we needed to get up. It turned out to be our carbon monoxide alarm where our log burner is, and it’s not an overly loud alarm.” 

Hannah added that Grayson often asks his parents to lift him up so he can check the fire alarms at their home in Portskewett, Monmouthshire. 

Grayson has been praised for his actions at his school with a Queen Elizabeth II bravery award, and on Friday 12th May, he attended his local Fire Station Chepstow, to meet the crew and receive a Certificate of Achievement. 

Area Manager Dean Loader said: 

“On behalf of SWFRS I am extremely pleased to recognise Grayson’s bravery and quick-thinking actions which helped to keep his family safe, it was an absolute pleasure in welcoming Grayson and his family to spend time with us at Chepstow Fire Station so could all say a massive thank you.” 

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