BIG COUNTRY, Texas ( KTAB/KRBC ) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced today that he has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy firefighters, engines, and equipment to assist in battling the raging wildfires in California.
Earlier today, January 11, a post to the governor’s Facebook page stated that more than 135 firefighters, emergency management personnel, and medical personnel will be deployed to aid California, in addition to more than 45 fire engines, ambulances, command vehicles, and equipment.
This joint operation involves TDEM, The Texas A&M Forest Service, the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System, and the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force…