Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 528th Engineer Battalion use bulldozers to move burnt forestry and clear a firebreak near Pirate’s Cove in Florien on Aug. 29,. The Pirates Cove area caught fire on Aug. 25 and Louisiana Army National Guard aviators helped with the initial response. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis)
Louisiana National Guard aviation and engineering assets were activated to assist the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana State Fire Marshal office in fighting wildfires on Aug. 23 and 24.
As the wildfires spread, causing 17 parishes to declare a state of emergency, Louisiana’s Guard men and women have displayed their abilities to respond to wildfires at a momentâ...
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