Round Rock firefighters return from California
The Brief
Round Rock firefighters returned from California after helping battle wildfires.
The crews have been in California for weeks.
Rain over the weekend has helped crews put out fires.
ROUND ROCK, Texas - Round Rock firefighters are back in Texas after traveling to California to help battle wildfires devastating the state.
The fire crews have been in California over the last few weeks.
Round Rock Fire Department says that the team helped mitigate hotspots and helped the public with any needs.
What they're saying
"Thank you to these members of our team for the work they do here at home, and to help other communities when called upon," wrote the Round Rock Fire Department on Facebook.
Los Angeles got much-needed rain over the weekend and at the start of the week, marking a positive break for Southern California after three weeks of nonstop fires.
Evacuation orders were lifted allowing Pacific Palisades residents to return home for the first time in weeks on Tuesday.
The Hughes Fire has approached full containment with 10,425 acres burned. The Huges Fire was first reported in the Castaic area on Wednesday, Jan. 22 along Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake.
The Palisades Fire is 95% contained with 23,448 acres burned, Cal Fire officials said. Evacuations were downgraded as the Pacific Palisades is limited to resident-only access. The Palisades Fire broke out on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 7 as parts of Southern California were hit by powerful Santa Ana winds – the strongest to hit the area in over a decade, officials said. The fire extended well over 23,000 acres in seven days, destroying homes and businesses across the Pacific Palisades and Malibu.
The latest numbers from Cal Fire report the Eaton Fire is 99% contained with 14,021 acres burned. The Eaton Fire was first reported on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Some residents did not survive the flames and at least 7,000 structures were destroyed.
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Information in this article comes from the Round Rock Fire Department and FOX 11 LA.
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