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A desperate discovery for a volunteer fire chief was going on, which disappeared when flood waters swept their emergency vehicles near the Cow Creek in Texas Hill Country.
The previous president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Gary Ludwig, said that Michael Philips, the Fire Chief of the Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Department, went missing in the early hours of Saturday, which was swept away by flood water, responding to a call near Cow Creek at a distance of 50 miles from Travis County, Texas, Texas.
Ludwig wrote in a post on Facebook, “Chief Philips was driving an emergency vehicle, when he went missing this morning.”
“The vehicle has been found; however, not found with the major vehicle, or as far as elsewhere,” they continued.
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Burnett County officials are searching for Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Chief Michael Philips, who went to flood waters on Saturday. (Credit: Cock County Emergency Management Agency)
The annoying images of the Philips truck are shown that it broke completely and is covered in flood debris. Ludwig said Philips was missing till Sunday evening.
The Burnett County Sheriff Office stated that it is “actively searching for Philips,” the search sector has been focused on three separate areas from FM 1431 between Vishwas Academy and the Cow Creek region, with an additional discovery to the north of the US Highway 281 near Hamilton Creek in Burnett.
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Texas volunteer fire chiefs are missing after an emergency truck, found immersed in dangerous flood debris (Credit: Cock County Emergency Management Agency)
“As of the time of this post, 5 are known missing persons, and we currently recovered the remains of 3 persons,” Sheriff’s office has written in a post on his Facebook page on Sunday evening.
During a news conference on Monday, Burnett County Sheriff Calvin Boyd emphasized that the teams are dedicated to the ongoing discovery until all the missing persons are located, Kavuyu reported.
The Fire Chief Michael Philips’ truck was completely destroyed after being completely destroyed. (Credit: Cock County Emergency Management Agency)
Over the weekend, officials said that intense floods through the region were washed away, their search works complicated and continuous rain further damaged the infrastructure, making the crew challenging to reach low-fold areas for the crew.
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Michael Philips, Fire Chief of The Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Department, went missing in the early hours of Saturday after being washed away by flood waters, responding to a call at Cow Cowc in Travis County, Texas on Saturday. (Credit: Cock County Emergency Management Agency)
Officials said some methods of search – such as horse back or ATV patrol – are not currently viable due to dangerous conditions. Many low water crossings and bridges require repair, before the emergency team can fully reach all affected places.
According to his Facebook profile, Philips has served as a volunteer fire head since 1995.
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Fox News Digital Marble Falls Fire Department and Burnett County Sheriff reached the office, but did not get immediate response.
On Monday, the White House stated that at least 91 people were killed in Central Texas in flash floods, which began on the fourth date of July.
The National Weather Service issued several flash flood warnings for counties in Central Texas on Monday.
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