A very grateful homeowner calls a Napa County Sheriff Deputy a hero for saving his home in St. Helena with a garden hose.
Sheriff Lieutenant Pat McMahon spotted a shed in flames in the evacuation zone Monday afternoon as he checked on staff patrolling the area.
"It wasn't going too bad, I saw a hose here I checked it - it worked I thought, 'maybe I can do something,'" he said. "So I wet down the roof."
He saw a garden hose and went to work for two hours soaking the house and putting out spot fires, saving the home and a prized 1956 pickup.
Homeowner Joel Toller and McMahon met Tuesday night where the sheriff was thanked for his heroic action.
“You’re welcome, glad I could be there,” he said. “It feels good to do something that made a difference, that’s why I’m here.”
It was a special moment in the midst of so much loss as 19 homes on Crystal Springs Road South burned to the ground.
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The homeowner says it's likely the deputy saved several other homes on the street by dousing the flames.
