As weather advisories pile up over Texas and Bexar County, local emergency preparedness officials have activated two wildfire strike teams.
A Smokey the Bear sign outside the Bexar County Fire Station 115 points to critical fire danger on Tuesday.Bexar County, local emergency preparedness officials on Tuesday announced the activation of two wildfire strike teams to respond to any large fire activity that may occur.
Officials from the fire marshal’s office and Office of Emergency Management made the announcement Tuesday at a Bexar County Emergency Services District 7 firehouse, as firefighters from the western wildfire strike team displayed their firetrucks and specialized equipment used to fight local brush and grass fires.
“That makes for extreme fire conditions,” said Kevin Clarkson, fire chief for the Bexar County Emergency Services District 7. “Fires grow rapidly during these red flag conditions.” Bexar County has long had wildfire strike teams, but only activates them under extreme weather advisories as needed, primarily in the summertime and in the winter, Clarkson said.
Each wildfire strike team is made up of five wildland engines with at least two firefighters on it from each designated area’s districts, and a strike team leader vehicle with another two firefighters. The teams can rely on each other if more resources are needed for any one fire.
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