TYLER, Texas — Smith County Emergency Services District #2 is answering the call of duty as they are deployed to Smithville.

The organization said TIFMAS Strike Team 169 will leave Thursday morning for wildfire prepositioning. SCESD 2 is sending Lt. Justin Reed, Driver/Engineer Taylor Burns, firefighter Ben VanWinkle, and firefighter Jaminson Wright.

They are joined by firefighters from the City of Tyler FD, Longview FD, Texarkana FD and Nacogdoches FD.

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