Constant Wildfires And Extreme Heat Taking A Toll On First Responders In Texas

By Caroline Vandergriff, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

July 20, 2022 / 4:33 PM

Fighting near-constant fires in these triple-digit temperatures is taking a physical and mental toll on first responders in Texas.

"So far this week, we have crews out in the Wichita Falls area, out at Possum Kingdom Lake, and we also had crews yesterday out in Bridgeport," said Deputy Chief Brandon Barth with the Flower Mound Fire Department.

The Flower Mound Fire Department sends strike teams out 14 days at a time to help firefighters in more rural areas of the state.

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