the fire captain and i stumbled upon them while checking out the damage. we were wondering how our friends were doing. they had no food and little water. and we met a firefighter, jay walter. >> came very close, actually, caught part of the enclosure here on fire. >> reporter: walter and his crew were the first ones up in toro canyon as the thomas fire ripped through. this is video from his truck dash cam. >> better get behind them and you got a structure to protect. >> pretty intense here the other night. >> reporter: not only did they save all the animals, all but one home was saved. days later, he couldn't help but think about the animals left behind. >> went into carpenteria and bought some feed for the chickens and pellets for the goats. and brought a bunch of water up the hill to make sure the animals have water and are looked after until their owners can get back here.