Charlotte also contacted 911 and attempted putting out the fire with a hose

She later drove the blazing vehicle out of the garage

His daughter managed to lift the truck twice

Eric Heffelmire became stuck under the truck and a fire broke out

A 19-year-old woman who saved her father in November -- when she hoisted up the truck he was stuck under -- was commended for her actions Thursday.

The Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department in Virginia said that Charlotte Heffelmire received a Citizen Lifesaving Award.

Heffelmire is a US Air Force Academy student and rescued her father on November 28.

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19-year-old Charlotte Heffelmire (left) saved her father Eric Heffelmire (right) in November -- when she hoisted up the truck he was stuck under

Eric Heffelmire has said: 'The minute the jack slipped, there was an almost instantaneous, real strong smell of gasoline, and then just, whoosh!'

The fire department said: 'Eric Heffelmire, Charlotte's father, was working on his GMC truck when the truck fell, gasoline spilled, and a fire was ignited.'

Eric Heffelmire told NBC Washington: 'The minute the jack slipped, there was an almost instantaneous, real strong smell of gasoline, and then just, whoosh!'

The local news station reported his daughter is 5'6" tall and weighs 120 pounds.

According to the fire department, 'Charlotte entered the garage and found her father pinned under the truck and the truck was on fire.

'She was able to lift the truck twice to get her father free and pulled him to safety.'

Charlotte Heffelmire received a Citizen Lifesaving Award on Thursday

Charlotte also also contacted 911 and attempted putting out the fire with a hose

Eric Heffelmire recalled to NBC Washington: 'I felt the weight shift, and I said, "You almost got it," and then it was just UGHHHHHHRRR, and suddenly I'm pulled out.'

The fire department also said that 'Once her dad was out, she climbed into the truck, still on fire, and drove it on three wheels from the garage.

'Once the truck was moved, Charlotte closed the garage doors to help contain the fire, then went into the house and got everybody out, including her sister’s baby.'

She also contacted 911 and attempted putting out the fire with a hose, according to the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department.

Charlotte was barefoot at the time of the rescue and her feet were burned

Charlotte Heffelmire told NBC Washington: 'If I can't do any of the military branches, then probably just intelligence or government work.

'Right now I'm just healing up and making sure the family is OK.'

She hasn't gone back to the academy because she was burned and injured from the event, the news station reported.