but finally we see a police suv show up. >> reporter: it was tanner mosher. ters in gear crammed inside the suv mosher was driving, including his captain, mike mullalley, who was unconscious from smoke inhalation. he's on the far left in this picture taken before the fire. >> he was in the car, the suv with the door open and his boots were hanging but they weren't touching the ground. >> reporter: so they're just holding on to captain? >> yeah. all the guys that were able to reach him were locked on. >> reporter: with his captain's legs dangling out, he jumped the loaded police suv to safety. did tanner mosher save your life that day? >> yes, he saved all of our lives. >> reporter: he's a young guy. >> you can't teach that kind of heroism. he just had it in him. >> reporter: once clear, the firefighters performed cpr and stabilized captain mullalley. >> and then all seven of us went back to work. >> reporter: you kept fighting fires? >> yep. all the way till the next morning. >> reporter: with little water, there was little they could do to save homes. so as t