Press Release: Information written and provided by Deputy Danie Huffman, Public Information Officer, Parker County Sheriff’s Office
Parker County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies Cody Hodges and Cole Harwell rescued a family pet early this morning during a house fire. Â

Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said a residential fire was called in at 3:18 a.m. in the 2000-Block of Wilson Bend Road in Millsap. Â
Deputies arrived on scene and discovered the home was fully engulfed in flames. All occupants inside the home had escaped safely but a family dog was located in a fenced portion of the back yard. Â Â

Family members stated the dog, a black Labrador, was located at the north end of the home, where the heat and flames were so intense, they did not believe the dog survived. Â
Deputies searched the area and found the dog connected to the doghouse with the flames quickly approaching the dog. Â Â

Deputies climbed the fence and freed the frightened dog, which quickly ran off once deputies carried him over the fence. The dog returned a short time later. Â

Sheriff Authier said he is proud of the deputies for saving the dog and that no injuries were reported. Â Â
The cause of the blaze is under routine investigation by the Parker County Fire Marshal’s Office.

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