Thursday evening, Houston Fire Department wildland firefighters who are deployed in Southern California held a brief online call to discuss their experiences fighting the fires in the area.
HFD Senior Capt. A.J. Castillo was joined by engineer operators Jonathan Williams, Chris Mixon and Travis Hobbs.
The four firefighters first explained that their assignment in California was not mandatory, and they chose to take the 23-hour drive in a specialized fire engine to fight the fires…