Texas Insider Report: CAMP MABRY AUSTIN Texas During the fight against the catastrophic fires burning in Texas the
Texas Military Forces under the direction of the Texas Forest Service is once again stepping up to serve local communities and fellow Texans.
To help contain the Bastrop fire the Texas Army National Guard has deployed eight UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. Each Blackhawk carries suspended Bambi buckets dropping 660 gallons of water or fire retardant per pass. Three CH-47 Chinooks have also been deployed applying 1600 gallons of fire retardant or water during each bucket drop.
Since August 31 the Texas National Guard aircraft have dropped one and a half million gallons of water under challenging conditions.
Additionally the National Guard is providing four bulldozers and support trucks in each of the following areas:
- Bastrop Texas
- Columbus Texas and
- Linden Texas
The Texas National Guard is proud to stand beside our civilian partners firefighters first responders and volunteers to help our fellow Texans during this crisis.
For more information on the Texas Military Forces please contact the Public Affairs Office at 512-782-5620.
