LITTLE Jack Jolliff was honoured by paramedics for coming to the rescue when his young brother was scalded.

He received a special certificate in front of his pals at Wyke Regis Infant School in Weymouth for his bravery.

Paramedics presented the award to Jack, aged five, for keeping a cool head in the 999 drama.

And they have also nominated Jack for a national award for his assistance in the emergency.

Jack stayed calm and helped paramedics into his family’s apartment block while mum Michelle Crouch was looking after his brother Sam Crouch in the bathroom.

Michelle had been on the phone when 16-month-old Sam climbed up and knocked a cup of coffee over.

Jeff Jones, emergency care practitioner for Weymouth, said they were moments away from kicking the door in at the property in Douglas Road when Jack answered their calls.

He said: “We couldn’t get into the flat.

“We’d been there three to four minutes with the ambulance back up.

“We were getting close to kicking it in and then this five-year-old lad showed us where to go.

“His 16-month-old brother, had been burnt and his mum was bathing him so she couldn’t answer the door of the apartment block.

“Jack came to the door, saw who we were and showed us where to go – then he got back to Bob the Builder.”

Jeff added: “We gave Jack a bravery certificate, which was sent up from the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust headquarters in Exeter.

“He’s also being put in for a national award because he was so calm and helped us.”

Jeff presented the award to Jack, along with his colleagues, emergency care assistant Lisa Wilms and paramedic Adele Newton who also attended the incident.

He said: “The baby is fine.

“Luckily the mum had done a first aid course and knew not to put the baby’s burn under cold water.

“With a baby the body is so vulnerable to hypothermia that they have to be put under tepid water instead.

“We put special dressings on and there was no scarring at all.”

The award was presented to Jack at a special assembly at Wyke Regis Infant School.

Jack’s nanny Julia Gillard and step-father Brian Crouch were there for the proud day.

Brian said: “Jack was good as gold and calm as you like.

“Sam is absolutely fine, he didn’t scar or burn.”