SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Smith County Professional Firefighters Association L-5300 Capt. Michael Van Winkle and firefighter Joshua Bardwell were deployed on June 30 to assist with the wildfires in the Central and Western regions in Texas.
This TIFMAS deployment is performed in conjunction with other resources from the East Branch fire departments.
As some may know, firefighters and officers that are selected to go on these deployments experience fire conditions and behaviors that are not as common in their area of operation.
This can evidently help them mitigate difficult situations in a more efficient manner.
They said they're proud to help serve other regions of Texas when called upon duty.