Ocala Police Officers Honored

Ocala Police Department officers Nathan Gallops, left, and Jordan Decker, center, are honored by Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn for their heroism during the Ocala City Council meeting at Ocala City Hall in Ocala, Fla. on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Officers Gallops and Decker were both honored for their heroism for saving a woman from a house fire at 3013 S.W. 7th Street on Friday, May 7 at 3 a.m. when they arrived to find the front door on fire. They went around the house to the back door and and Officer Gallops grabbed a fire extinguisher while Officer Decker kicked in the door, which was stuck, to save the woman from the burning home. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2021.

[Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette]

Ocala Police Department officers Nathan Gallops, left, and Jordan Decker, center, are recognized by Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn for their actions after responding to a house fire on May 7. The two officers were honored during the May 18 Ocala City Council meeting.

Gallops and Decker arrived at the home at 3013 SW 7th St, just after 3 a.m. and found the front door on fire. Gallops quickly extinguished the flames, but a woman inside the home could not open the back door and reported smoke in the house. Decker kicked in the door which allowed the woman and her dog to escape.

Investigators believe the fire was intentionally set. Anyone with information about the incident, is asked to call Detective Daniel Collier at 352-369-7045.