Pray For Lufkin Responders In Kerrville

A City of Lufkin Fire Department Ambulance is currently on assignment in Kerrville. The state of Texas has directed the Emergency Medical Task Force to do a crew swap in the area and these brave men did just that.

Lufkin Firefighters Savage and May started this, their most recent assignment, on July 19th. They are replacing a crew that was providing EMS protection to the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Forces.

They are now supporting local EMS systems and joining the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) crews to provide 911 coverage for local responders while they recover. According to the Lufkin Fire Department, they aren't the only local crew helping this area devastated by flooding.

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There is also a Lufkin Fire engine crew out on state assignments through the TIFMAS program, and they performed a crew stop on July 20th. Captains Levi Cole and Chad McMurry, Firefighters Jaren Charvoz and Luke Patterson are currently there.

They replaced a crew that was providing support for local fire departments and joined the USAR Task Forces in assisting with search and rescue and decontamination efforts in the area.

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The prior crew also worked providing local EMS support and 911 coverage, while providing EMS force protection for Missouri USAR Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force One.

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They have been working with crews from all over the country, and even a  Czechoslovakian USAR team on site. The Lufkin Fire Department asks that you keep these assigned members in your prayers as well as those affected by this tragedy.