Austin firefighters deployed to South Texas to help with flooding response

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters with the Austin Fire Department left over the weekend to help another community in South Texas with water rescues as flash flooding continues to impact the state.
Seven AFD firefighters went to George West, Texas, a small town about 60 miles northwest of Corpus Christi. The firefighters are part of deployment with Texas A&M Task Force 1, which was requested by the Texas Division of Emergency Management:
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