Firefighters around San Antonio and the state are stepping in to help in the battle against wildfires in California. A team of firefighters from Boerne, New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, Schertz, and Pharr were deployed to California on Saturday. The deployment of firefighters reflects an effort to provide support where the need is critical.So far, thousands of homes have been destroyed. According to an Associated Press report, 16 people have been kil…

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Crews from the city of Houston, Baytown, Conroe, Needham, Porter, and other parts of Montgomery County are all among those who started the trek west and plan to stay for at least two weeks.

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The Houston Fire Department will join more than 135 emergency responders deployed Jan. 11 to help fight the ongoing wildfires in California.

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KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - When Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) sent out a request to the Killeen Fire Department, they answered the call and were eager to send their best firefighters out to help. Killeen Fire Chief James Kubinski was overwhelmed when the amount of firefighters stepped up to try and help. "Because it wasn't just these three firefighters," Chief Kubinski said. "There were others that shared their availability, as w…

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The Kyle Fire Department and Travis County Emergency Services District No. 1 dispatched a total of eight firefighters to the area.

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More than 100 Texas firefighters and equipment are in southern California to help battle the deadly wildfires. Some Austin-area firefighters are also making the trip.

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More than 135 firefighters, emergency management and medical personnel from Texas, along with more than 45 fire engines, ambulances, command vehicles and equipment, have been deployed to the Los Angeles area.

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Responding to a request from California, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday announced that he will deploy Texas firefighters and first responders to help quell the wildfires raging around Los Angeles. The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the state’s Texas A&M Forest Service will deploy more than 135 firefighters, medics and emergency response personnel to California as part of the order, as well as more than 45 engines, ambulances and …

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Two Canyon Lake firefighters with Comal County Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 3 are on their way to California where they will join other firefighters battling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. They’re part of a strike team that includes firefighters from the Boerne, New Braunfels, Bexar ESD No. 2, Bexar ESD No. 6, Schertz and Pharr fire departments. Canyon Lake Fire Chief Robert Mikkel said his department is part of the Texa…

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