A team of elite search and rescue personnel from Pierce County, known as Washington Task Force One, has arrived in Texas to assist with catastrophic flooding that has overwhelmed communities across the state.
The team, which includes a three-person K-9 unit and a search team manager, was deployed yesterday and is now on the ground ready to help.
William Palmer, the project manager for Washington Task Force One, said, “They’ve been wanting to get out there and help.”…