TEXSAR Responds - Guadalupe River Flooding - 4th of July Weekend

TEXSAR is responding to requests for support to the floods affecting Kerr County, and beyond, in Texas. Some are saying this event is worse than the horrific Memorial Day Wimberley floods of 2015. We will be deploying volunteer "ground pounders," swiftwater teams, boats, drone teams, K9s and whatever else requesting agencies need of us. Many of the victims who have been washed away from summer camps are children less than 10 years old. Details continue to come in as this will be an extended response effort.

Please help us ensure that TEXSAR can respond fully for as long as we are needed. TEXSAR never stops.

UPDATE 1: We could not be more proud of our teams and the work they are performing. The work is hard on them and our equipment. We are increasing our goal for the online campaign due to the changing conditions and scope of the mission as it evolves over time.

UPDATE 2: Our teams have expanded their reach. Equipment continues to take a beating. More news as it develops.

UPDATE 3: Our goal keeps changing because the duration of the mission looks to expand and we have many volunteers to feed, house and equip. We have already had to replace a few key pieces of equipment and we feel confident there will be more to come.

UPDATE 4: As of 9 pm on July 5, we have 42 volunteers on the ground in the Kerrville area. Our Community Support team is poised to deploy when the agencies managing the response calls for them. More members are arriving tomorrow, along with several K9 teams. As the waters recede, there are more debris fields to go over. The needs continue. Thank you for your support to make sure we are always ready and prepared to serve. This is going to be a continuing, long-term response. It looks like we are heading into other areas, too. We would be remiss if we did not say thank you for your signs of appreciation, your prayers and your support of many types...those mean the world to those deployed.

UPDATE 5: As of 9 pm on July 6, we have 51 members in the Kerrville area, along with K9s and four boats, and other assets. We also have members in Marble Falls. Depending on conditions, our drone teams may be able to get involved soon. Our Community Support team is poised to deploy when the agencies managing the response calls for them. More members continue to arrive as others phase out and return to their "regular" lives. As the waters recede, there are more debris fields to go over. This is going to be a continuing, long-term response.

UPDATE 6: As of 9 pm on July 7, we had 36 members deployed with one K9 in the Kerrville area, and 2 K9s from the Alpha SAR group. We also have 10 members in Marble Falls with a K9 team. A request has also come in from Liberty Hill. We expect that on July 8 we will be in Kerrville with more more than 20 volunteers, 2 of our K9 teams, two K9s from Alpha SAR and two from Mark 9 SAR. We have drones working in Marble Falls.

UPDATE 7: As of 9 pm on July 8, we had 31 team members with 2 K9s in Kerrville, and we were joined by 2 K9s from Alpha SAR and 2 from Mark 9. We had 17 members in Marble Falls with K9s. We continued to adjust assets and equipment to accommodate the needs of our team.

UPDATE 8: As of 9 pm on July 9, we had 22 volunteers and 1 K9s in Kerrville, along with 1 K9s from Alpha SAR and 1 K9s from Mark 9. Our Missing Persons Unit is engaged with law enforcement and our Community Support Team is mobilizing to play its role. We had 14 members and two K9s in Marble Falls; that mission was called by the EOC.

UPDATE 9: As of 9 pm on July 10, we had 25 volunteers in Kerrville, along with our own K9s, as well as K9s from Alpha SAR and Mark 9. Some other SAR nonprofits will be wrapping up their missions in the next day or so. Other K9 groups will be joining with us in the near future. Conditions are muddy, hot, and challenging, but everyone is motivated and humbled by all the support received.