Flagler County Fire Rescue team returns from wildfire deployment

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Two Flagler County firefighters deployed to the Florida Panhandle to assist in the Chipola wildfires have returned home.

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Lt. Jason Powell and firefighter-paramedic David Lawrence were part of a strike team from Central Florida deployed to Panama City last week.

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Flagler County Fire Rescue team returns from Panhandle Wildfires (Flagler County Fire Rescue)

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Powell, a member of Flagler County’s Wildfire Mitigation Team, said the deployment was a learning experience.

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“Working together with multiple agencies to assist in this large wildfire was quite an experience, you learn from others around you, all while getting to utilize and improve your own skills,” Powell said.

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The Florida Forest Service said personnel from 18 different agencies from around the state helped to battle the 34,000-acre fire over 10 days.

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