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An 11-year-old boy jumped two stories from his burning home to get help. The fire happened at 35th Street and Courtland Avenue near Hampton Avenue on Milwaukee’s north side. The family is recovering now.It was the middle of the night. A mom and her four sons were sound asleep. “I start smelling fire and smelling the fire. Something said, ‘Get up and go look down the stairs,'” Acasha Jackson said. “I look down the stairs. I see a, like the reflection of the fire on the back door in the back wall, and I see thick smoke coming up the stairs, and I ran to my boys.”Jackson said the smoke was thick. One son acted quickly. The 11-year-old told WISN 12 News that he jumped from the second-floor balcony and ran across the street to his cousin’s house to get help. Serkajouse Jackson is the oldest of the four boys.”Oh, just had one thing going through my mind is help and save my brothers. Save my brothers. That’s the only thing I was thinking about. That’s why I had jumped off the balcony,” he said.Firefighters rescued his family within minutes. After being treated for a leg injury, the 11-year-old was reunited with his mom, who said his nickname is “King.””That’s our man around the house. He helped us with everything. That’s our little hero. So it was no surprise when he jumped into action. No, that’s him. That’s what he does,” Acasha Jackson said.The family is thankful for being alive but is looking for a new place to live. The Red Cross is assisting this family with recovery. There is also a GoFundMe page that was started as the family searches for a new home. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, but Milwaukee police said the fire investigator is looking into it.