WASKOM, Texas (KTAL/KSHV) – Three members of a California fire and rescue team were injured in a crash while driving to the East Coast to help with Hurricane Helene relief efforts.
The San Diego firefighters were traveling in their Ford F-350 truck when they were involved in a collision on Interstate 20 near the border of Texas and Louisiana around 2:45 a.m. Sunday.
Mónica Muñoz, a spokesperson for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD), said the injured firefighters were flown to a hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana, for treatment. The remaining crew members were sent to Waskom, Texas, to await further instructions…