Dozens of Los Angeles firefighters have been deployed to Texas to help with search and rescue efforts after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Gulf Coast. A team of 70 firefighters, 10 members of a support crew and four dogs were activated by FEMA to deploy to Texas, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. The Los Angeles firefighters were expected to board buses and leave from a Sherman Oaks fire station Saturday night, Stewart said. Another team of firefighters left Irvine for Texas on Friday, the day the hurricane made landfall, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. It's happened before'It was like riding on a boat': How one Texas town weathered Hurricane HarveyDamage toll from Hurricane Harvey continues to mount as rescue workers strive to reach stranded communities

Source: Los Angeles Times August 27, 2017 05:49 UTC