Three personnel deployed to southern California on Jan. 11
KILLEEN, Texas (Jan. 27, 2025) – Three Killeen Fire personnel are returning to Killeen, following a two-week deployment to Los Angeles County where they assisted crews with wildfire coverage that caused 200,000 people to be placed on evacuation orders in Los Angeles County.
Killeen Firefighters Jason Wuest, Marcus Stillwell and Chris Poston are due to arrive back in Killeen at 5p.m. today. They will return to the Central Fire Station (201 South 28th Street).
The team will not be answering media questions today, but a full press conference will be scheduled. Chief Jim Kubinski will be available for media interviews during the redeployment event today.
The KFD team deployed to LA to staff a fire engine as a part of an Emergency Management Assistance Compact request, which is a part of a national mutual aid system connected with the Texas Division of Emergency Management agency.
National news outlets report that on Jan. 7, at least four major wildfires began to burn across Los Angeles County and at least 28 people did not survive. Each fire is at least 90% contained but covered nearly 50,000 acres. At least 20,000 structures have been destroyed.
For more information on the Killeen Fire department, visit www.KilleenTexas.gov/Fire.