Searcy Fire Department Rescue Team on standby in case of flash flooding

  • Source: KTHV-TV CBS 11 Little Rock
  • Published: 07/15/2019 12:00 AM

VIDEO: With a flash flood warning issued for almost half the state, crews around Arkansas are on-call for any emergency people might find themselves in. The Searcy Fire Department is already beginning to prepare for the potential flooding. Light drizzles fell over Searcy for most of the day on Sunday afternoon as remnants of Barry slowly moved towards the city. Lieutenant Bryon Jones of the Searcy Fire Department said its Special Operations and Rescue Team trains about 5 months out of the year for these exact types of situations that Mother Nature brings Arkansas' way. "We're trying to be prepared at any time," he said. Jones said the Special Operations and Rescue Team specializes in four different types of rescues— one of those being swift water. "It's not uncommon for us to have that with the Little Red River here and other smaller bodies of water that we have flood," he said.



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