VIDEO: As the Texas Hill Country rebuilds after devastating flooding, two members of Wisconsin Task Force 1 from the Janesville Fire Department are reflecting on their time helping in the search and rescue efforts. As Deputy Chief with the Janesville Fire Department, John McManus has seen a lot over the years.
But this July, his other role as a leader of Wisconsin Task Force 1 sent him more than a thousand miles away from home. โIt was very difficult to describe how much water had gone through these places,โ McManus said. McManus, alongside three K-9s and four other members of Wisconsin Task Force 1 were deployed to the Texas Hill Country to help search for the hundreds who were missing after flooding. โWe were walking dozens of feet below where the top of the flood water was,โ McManus recalled. โAnd it was a lot of walking, a lot of making sure that the dogs were safe.โ
