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Firefighters continue to put out hot spots at the scene of an afternoon blaze Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at 7915 E. Pershing Blvd. in east Cheyenne. Laramie County Fire District 2 Operations Chief Manny Muzquiz said the fire started when a neighbor operating a chainsaw accidentally ignited a grass fire. Brian Martin/Wyoming Tribune Eagle

CHEYENNE – The old adage goes that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

For Jessie Harrison, that shape was Mikey, the small gray Shih Tzu that’s been her companion for more than a decade. Monday afternoon, that friend turned hero, alerting her to the flames that were licking the vinyl siding on the west side of her home at 7915 E. Pershing Blvd.


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Brian Martin is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s managing editor. He can be reached by email at bmartin@wyomingnews.com. Follow him on

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