A 7-year-old saved her family from a fire in Omokoroa on Friday night.
Bay of Plenty fire safety officer John Rewi said the girl was watching television when the fire began and woke the rest of her family up.
Mr Rewi said the fire started in the sleep out.
"It was a log fire that caused the fire, probably because it wasn't put in professionally.
"The family were very, very lucky because there were no smoke alarms."