A Dixon rescue team, led by Ethan Johnson, has traveled to central Texas to aid the state's rescue teams after flooding ravaged the area. MORE: https://t.co/JchsQrfoYk https://t.co/rzk4SBUMVM
I am incredibly moved by the brave first responders from California's Task Force 3, who just landed in #Texas to help with the agonizing recovery process following the deadly floods. Based at @menlofire in CA15, it's made up of first responders from across San Mateo County. My
1/2 On 7/8, @Cal_OES activated the #LACoFD canine teams for deployment to central Texas. Captain Serrano & K9 Prentiss, FFPM Munguia & K9 Clifford, & Search Team Manager Captain Devine left today for a 14-day deployment to assist with search & recovery efforts. https://t.co/3dS1lhZSaY
California has dispatched 18 more Urban Search and Rescue specialists and eight canine units to central Texas, Governor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, as crews continue to search for victims of catastrophic flooding that swept the region over the July 4 weekend. The new deployment, which comprises four human-remains detection teams drawn from the Los Angeles County, Riverside City, Menlo Park and Orange County fire departments, joins nine California rescuers sent a day earlier from Riverside and Oakland. In total, 27 California personnel are now operating in Texas under the interstate Emergency Management Assistance Compact and are expected to remain on a 14-day mission. Texas officials report that torrential rain sent the Guadalupe River surging through Kerr County and neighboring areas, killing at least 110 people and leaving roughly 170 others unaccounted for. Many of the victims were campers and staff at the all-girls Camp Mystic near Hunt. Newsom called the scale of the devastation “unfathomable” and said California stands ready to provide further aid while maintaining its own emergency readiness. Governors in other states, including Colorado, have offered additional resources as search-and-recovery operations continue.