
Another
group of North Texas firefighters left today to battle California wildfires.
This has been a record-breaking fire season in California. About 30 major
wildfires are still burning throughout the northern part of the state.
The
death toll stands still at 29.
Today,
80 firefighters from North Texas will fly to the front lines to help get the
flames under control.
Among
them are fighters from Dallas, Frisco, Lewisville, and other departments.
Ronnie
McCarroll, with the Flower Mound Fire Department, said, "I'm excited about
going. I'm not apprehensive at all, you know, with our training and stuff. I
don't think there's much to worry about as long as you stick to the rules of
engaging the fire, everything will be okay."
A
crew of four from McKinney will replace four firefighters who are expected to
return today.
They
are sharing photos from their weeks going up against the flames. These images
tell the real story of how intense the fire is from many states now.
Deputy
Fire Chief Kyle Mills from the Frisco Fire Department returned from a
deployment to California Sunday night. He shared some pieces of active advice
for all firefighters heading out. He said, "They'll be up in the mountains
24 hours fighting the fire. The snags are the trees that have burned that
haven't fallen all the way. So there's always a risk of trees falling. But the
fires are moving hot and fast."
