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That included L.A. resident Noemi Arias, 12, who made her own sign for the protest, which read “Protect public lands” and included a drawing of Smokey Bear.

“Rehire Smokey and friends,” the sign demanded.

The brigade said it looked at a dog's drive to play when trying to find specialist fire investigation dogs and has two recruits for Sherlock to pass on his duties to - Simba, eight, and Smokey, three.

A house cat named Smokey wouldn’t come out from under the bed, and two feral cats, Blackie and Half Mustache, were on the loose.

“And I am still holding out hope that Smokey will come meandering back. She was really good at protecting herself, so she probably has some secret hiding places.”