MITCHELL, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Two men were honored in Mitchell on Wednesday for their heroic actions during a fire in Mount Vernon in April.

It was a surprise ceremony for Trestin and Shawn Jerke. Trestin is a sheriff’s deputy in Davison County, and his dad, Shawn, is a former jail sergeant who was doing a ride-along on the night of April 11.

Their actions helped save the lives of a family and their dog.

“I was on a traffic stop when dispatch advised me that there was a possible house fire a couple blocks away from where we were,” Trestin said.

It’s safe to say it wasn’t a normal day in the office for Trestin Jerke.

“As I turned the corner, the whole front of the structure was fully engulfed in flames,” Trestin recalled.

It was a case of the right people at the right place at th

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