The Most Heroic Moms of 2021

Mikala Vish suffered second and third degree burns over 60 percent of her body as she repeatedly ran back into her burning Michigan home to save her four children in October.

"It was the most heroic thing I've ever seen," Lt. Derek Klink of the Chelsea fire department tells NBC affiliate WDIV. "People sometimes call us heroes. And in this instance, in no way were we the hero. Mikala deserves all the credit."

Vish, a single mom, and her 6-year-old son, who also suffered burns, are recovering from their injuries, according to a GoFundMe set up to help the family.