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In Houston, the LA Fire Department task force assists with search-and-rescue operations
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Aug 29, 2017
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In Houston, the LA Fire Department task force assists with search-and-rescue operations
Take Two catches up with the task force from the LA Fire Department as they mobilize to help with search-and-rescue efforts in Houston
People are rescued from a hotel by boat after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 27, 2017. 
Massive flooding unleashed by deadly monster storm Harvey left Houston -- the fourth-largest city in the United States -- increasingly isolated as its airports and highways shut down and residents fled homes waist-deep in water. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON        (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
People are rescued from a hotel by boat after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 27, 2017.
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Take Two catches up with the task force from the LA Fire Department as they mobilize to help with search-and-rescue efforts in Houston

All eyes continue to be on Houston this morning, where catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey continues to endanger thousands of stranded people. More than 3,200 have so far been rescued.

Search and rescue teams from the Orange County, Riverside, and Los Angeles Fire Departments are helping with the rescue effort in southeast Texas. The LA Fire Department team arrived in San Antonio on Monday but was on standby until this morning.

Take Two caught up with Assistant Chief Carlos Calvillo, who is on the ground with the LA Fire Department task force. He was in the process of being deployed as Take Two host A Martínez spoke with him.

"We are a heavy equipment task force, so you can't take the vehicles and personnel into these areas without the proper equipment," said Calvillo.

"We figure once the water will subside, then it will be more of a foot beat to do some search and rescue efforts in the region."

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