Firefighter Wins $1 Mil on American Inventor

People Magazine - USA - Firefighter Gregg Chavez made a burning dream come true Wednesday night when he pocketed a $1 million check after winning ABC's American Inventor.

The California father-of-six won the top prize when the Guardian Angel fire suppressor he has spent more than a decade developing beat a backless brassiere and a custom toy kit to triumph in the show's season finale.

First Alert president Tom Russo said he would work with Chavez to make his invention a household product.

Chavez was inspired to create his device after seeing a news report of a fatal Christmas tree fire. The image of the father carrying his lifeless child from their burning home energized him into 15 years of work to stop any repetition of the tragedy.