[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 164 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING THE OMAR FAMILY

  (Mr. TIFFANY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the Omar family.
  On Labor Day, Kelly and Jay Omar ran out to pick up dinner for their 
family while their oldest child, Briar, looked after his four siblings.
  It wasn't long after they left that the kids started smelling smoke. 
Briar and his sister Peyton began looking around and noticed that the 
playpen was on fire.
  The 13-year-old immediately sprang into action, getting his four 
sisters, the youngest of whom is just 6 months old, out of the house.
  After Briar got his sisters to safety, he went back into the house in 
hopes of putting out the flames with a nearby fire extinguisher, but 
the blaze had grown too large to contain. Smoke surrounded him, making 
it nearly impossible to breathe or see the way out. Luckily, their 
family dog, Mandy, nudged Briar before guiding him out of the house and 
back to safety.
  Kelly and Jay Omar returned to find their house engulfed in flames 
but felt a sigh of relief as they counted each of their children 
outside and out of harm's way.
  Although they are devastated by what they lost, they remain fortunate 
for what they still have.
  Thank you for the heroic efforts of Briar to save his sisters.

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