The Caney Creek Fire Department has been rescuing people, pets, and even a KPRC 2 News crew nonstop for two days in Conroe’s River Plantation neighborhood.
– Using a swift water rescue boat and a high-water rescue vehicle, the fire crews from Montgomery County ’s ESD 9 have been saving people and pets since the West Fork of the San Jacinto River swelled.Fire Chief Raymond Flannelly told KPRC 2 over the phone he’s proud to work with a dedicated and loyal team.
After a call to Montgomery County’s Office of Emergency Management, Christ led the team that was dispatched in a high-water rescue vehicle. It was about a 30-minute ride through waist-deep water to get to higher, drier ground, where deputy constables from Montgomery County Precinct 2′s office waited to take people to shelters or wherever they needed to be.
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