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Texas Fire Departments Activated to Aid in California Wildfires

5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago Tuesday, August 07 2018 Aug 7, 2018 August 07, 2018 12:58 PM August 07, 2018 in News

WESLACO – Nearly 100 firefighters from 29 Texas fire departments have been activated to help fight wildfires burning in California.

Firefighters are working to contain some 20 wildfires that have burned more than 750,000 acres of land.

Nine people have been killed. Thousands more have been evacuated and nearly 160 homes have been damaged or destroyed.

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The following is a complete list of Texas units deployed:

  • Abilene Fire Department
  • Austin Fire Department
  • Baytown Fire Department
  • Borger Fire Department
  • Bryan Fire Department
  • Canyon Lake Fire Department
  • College Station Fire Department
  • Dallas Fire and Rescue Department
  • District 7 Fire Rescue
  • Frisco Fire Department
  • Galveston Fire Department
  • Kyle Fire Department
  • Lake Cities Fire Department
  • Lewisville Fire Department
  • Little Elm Fire Department
  • Lubbock Fire Department
  • Montgomery County ESD # 6 (Porter Fire)
  • Nacogdoches Fire and Rescue
  • Oak Hill Fire Department
  • Travis Co. ESD#3
  • Parker County ESD #1
  • Round Rock Fire Department
  • San Antonio Fire Department
  • Schertz Fire Department
  • Southlake Fire Department
  • Stephenville Fire Department
  • Texas A&M Forest Service
  • Webster Fire Department
  • Wichita Falls Fire Department
  • Willis Fire Department

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