FedEx driver jumps into action to save home from fire

When FedEx driver Jason Sloan saw smoke coming from a backyard along his route in Los Angeles last Wednesday, he immediately pulled over, grabbed a hose, and potentially saved several houses from burning down.

As he raced to the backyard, Sloan called out, warning neighbors about the fire. He climbed on top of two trash cans, and pointed the hose down at the flames, which were soon extinguished. The home owners, Albert and Celena Rios, were both at work, but Celena told Inside Edition their phones were soon ringing off the hook, with neighbors calling to share what had happened.

"Every single [one] was like, 'The FedEx guy is a hero, he really acted out of nowhere," Celena said. Sloan didn't stick around for long, and was gone before the Rios' returned home. A neighbor's security camera captured Sloan jumping into action, and a few days after he put out the fire, he returned to the house so Albert and Celena could thank him face to face. Sloan told Inside Edition it felt "good" to have so many people commend him, but "at the same time, I'm just happy that their house didn't burn down." Catherine Garcia

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