David Escobar has been honored with the city's inaugural Sentinel of Life Award for his courageous attempt to save a man's life during a house fire.

David Escobar, 28, was walking in his neighborhood when he saw smoke from a block away and heard a man calling for help. Without hesitation, he rushed to the burning building and pulled the man to safety.

"I would have done whatever I had to have gotten him out. I would not have let him burn in there. That wouldn't have happened," Escobar said.

The Sierra Vista Police and Fire Departments created the Sentinel of Life Award to honor exceptional courage and selfless action in saving someone's life. Escobar became the first recipient earlier this month.

"I don't see myself as a hero. I just did what I think any good person would do," Escobar

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