So many resources are needed in the Houston area after Hurricane Harvey, which caused Gov. Mary Fallin to do something a little unusual.The Yukon Fire Department, along with several other state agencies, have answered the call. Twenty-nine agencies from across the state have been deployed to Texas since Monday.“We got a call from the Department of Homeland Security today,” Yukon Fire Department Battalion Chief Kent Long said. “We’re always there to help our neighbors, whether it be catastrophic or not. But this, I think will be more of a long-term event.”Because so many of Oklahoma’s resources have been deployed, Fallin declared a state of emergency for Oklahoma. Doing so allows state agencies to make emergency purchases they might need.“We wait for opportunities because, A) we like to help people. B) This is what we train to do,” Long said. “Nice way to put our skills to use.”With all these state resources gone, Oklahomans might wonder what’s going to happen if something catastrophic happens here? Long said that has already been taken into consideration and there are plenty of teams remaining in the Sooner State in case something happens.

So many resources are needed in the Houston area after Hurricane Harvey, which caused Gov. Mary Fallin to do something a little unusual.

The Yukon Fire Department, along with several other state agencies, have answered the call. Twenty-nine agencies from across the state have been deployed to Texas since Monday.

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“We got a call from the Department of Homeland Security today,” Yukon Fire Department Battalion Chief Kent Long said. “We’re always there to help our neighbors, whether it be catastrophic or not. But this, I think will be more of a long-term event.”

Because so many of Oklahoma’s resources have been deployed, Fallin declared a state of emergency for Oklahoma. Doing so allows state agencies to make emergency purchases they might need.

“We wait for opportunities because, A) we like to help people. B) This is what we train to do,” Long said. “Nice way to put our skills to use.”

With all these state resources gone, Oklahomans might wonder what’s going to happen if something catastrophic happens here? Long said that has already been taken into consideration and there are plenty of teams remaining in the Sooner State in case something happens.