The officers were not injured, though they suffered from mild smoke inhalation from repeatedly entering the building. This is the second time McAllister has been honored with a VALOR Award since 2016. The annual awards recognize first responders in the Greater Richmond area for “their acts of courageous valor, going above and beyond the call of duty.” There were no fatalities.įor their response that night, the officers were awarded bronze VALOR awards by the Retail Merchants Association of Richmond on Dec. Within the hour, Richmond Fire had the blaze under control and the building was almost entirely evacuated.
McAllister also worked with the Richmond Ambulance Authority and Richmond Fire Department to set up “a triage area for the residents, as well as a section for Richmond firefighters to recover,” he said. The four officers repeatedly entered the building to evacuate residents from various floors and McAllister opened one of VCU’s academic buildings, 500 Academic Centre, to provide people a warm and safe place to wait. Officer Mark Bailey and lieutenant Ian McAllister arrived within minutes to assist, as residents started to suffer from smoke inhalation. Without hesitation, lieutenant Joel Abernathy and officer Josiah Evans ran inside to help evacuate older residents, some of whom had disabilities. The Richmond Fire Department advised that the fire was spreading rapidly as four VCU Police officers heard the radio call for service and responded to the scene. But as temperatures continued to drop, an apartment fire began raging in the 11-story Dominion Place building next to Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park Campus. It was below freezing in Richmond on the night of Jan.
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