“What stands out to me is just how Texas is so strong, how they responded to this in such a short time. Not just state agencies, but also for people on to patrol of canine units. People from all over were there to do whatever to get those people back to normal the best they could…” – Risk Battalion Chief Adam Perry, Amarillo Fire Department
Rescue Battalion Chief Adam Perry with Amarillo Fire Department was part of a four-member team who recently traveled to Kerrville in Central Texas, where massive floods struck on the 4th of July, killing more than 100 people.
Perry, a 25-year-veteran of the fire department, has seen his share of disasters, including 9/11, where he helped serve food with a volunteer group that normally worked on grass fires. The group with the TIFMAS (Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System) All-Hazards assignment stayed 14 days in Kerrville, helping the distressed area and people…