The city of Fort Worth and firefighters declared a 12-year-old girl a hero after she saved her family from carbon monoxide poisoning inside their home.

Jaziyah Parker appeared at a city council meeting Tuesday and shared the moment she knew something was wrong with her family. “What made me call 911, I saw my mama and siblings acting weird,” she said, according to NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The young girl was surrounded by her family, Fort Worth City Council Member Chris Nettles and Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis as they gifted Parker with a plaque for her act of bravery.

“We’re here celebrating life today and the reason we’re celebrating life today is because of a 12-year-old,” Davis said of Parker’s quick thinking that saved her family’s lives, NBC 5 reported.

The preteen’s mother, Ariel Mitchell, recalled that she was bout to put her 5-month-old son to bed when she started feeling sick.

“I started throwing up, anytime I feel sick, I get in the tub or the shower always,” the mother of five told the outlet. “So I was running water so I could feel good, I started throwing up, started feeling more sick and woke up to an ambulance in my face, I had no idea what was going on.”

After watching her mother start to pass out, Parker sprang into action and called 911 for help. “Something is wrong with my mama,” Parker told the dispatcher at the beginning of the March 911 call, according to NBC 5.

“My baby brother, he’s only 5 months, and something wrong with him too, he’s acting different,” she continued. “All of them keep on passing out now.”

Parker, the oldest of five siblings, told the dispatcher that the other children were also experiencing complications. When first responders arrived at the home, it was confirmed there was carbon monoxide poisoning inside the residence after one of the detectors went off.

“Two of us went to investigate and brought the carbon monoxide detector just in case and once the little girl opened the door, the detector went off at 150 ppm which is quite a bit,” Lt. Robby Leonguerrero with the Fort Worth Fire Department said, NBC 5 reported.

First responders safely removed Parker’s mother and siblings from the home, and the 12-year-old girl said she texted her grandmother about the incident. GoodMorningAmerica.com reported that firefighters said the family accidentally left the car running inside of the garage. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, carbon monoxide is an “odorless, colorless gas that can cause sudden illness and death.” Though most cases are accidental, carbon monoxide poisoning has lead to at least 430 deaths each year. 

As for Parker, her mother spoke highly of her during the meeting. 

“I’m proud of her, and I guess I’m doing a good job. I’m grateful to be here, I’m grateful for her, I’m grateful for the firefighters, and I thank everyone for y’alls concern,” Mitchell said.