FORT WORTH (1080 KRLD)- Firefighters from Fort Worth are among the North Texas first responders and private groups who have headed into the Hurricane Ida disaster zone along the Gulf Coast.
The Fort Worth firefighters are part of a strike team with the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System. Thursday, Fire Battalion Chief Bobby Fimbres and Fire Lieutenant Brant Frazier got on a Zoom call with reporters to describe what they're doing.
Among other things, Frazier said "...the best way to help is to pray for these folks. It's catastrophic, You can't put words to it." Fimbres says, "power lines are down. Nobody has power down here. There's no running water whatsoever."
The strike team also includes firefighters from Parker County, Sanger, Waxahachie and Lewisville. They are committed to staying two weeks but that could be extended depending on the need.
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