The California Highway Patrol in Redding posted to its Facebook page a message showing images of CHP San Francisco Sergeant Fawson receiving a wet kiss from the one-month old fawn he rescued from a wildfire that is raging across approximately 30,000 acres and has caused the evacuation of more than 10,000 residents.
Cal Fire found the animal without a mother, and Sergeant Fawson evacuated the deer to safety.
"The deer was released to, and will be cared for by a wildlife rescue. The fawn even thanked Sgt Fawson with a kiss," CHP said in the Facebook post.