Fox26 by Damali Keith 8/27/2020
Members of the Texas Army National Guard are on standby to help hurricane victims in Louisiana.
In fact, Hundreds of emergency crews, from firefighters to entire utility teams to members of the military, are waiting to get word that they are needed.
The groups of emergency workers stationed at Ford Pavilion in Beaumont are ready to roll out after Laura left destruction in Louisiana.
"We're staged and prepared to provide relief efforts,†says Texas Army National Guard Capt. Ruben Cervantes.
More than 50 National Guard vehicles and staff are ready. Dozens of others are waiting around the area, including in Houston at NRG Park. They are all lined up and on standby.
"We're working closely with Texas Task Force One and Two. So if they need military support and they need vehicle and personnel support then it's a matter of minutes that we're standing up and our vehicles are rolling out alongside theirs,†explains First Lt. Michael Trevino with the 386th Engineering Battalion.
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