Paddling Life: State-of-the-Art Flood Rescue Facility in Houston Offers Flood, Swift-Water, Low-Head Dam Training and More for First Responders

With up to 15 inches of rain flooding parts of the Dallas area in late August, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a disaster declaration for 23 counties—marking the seventh such declaration this year in Texas alone. But there’s help on the way for first respondents helping with future floodwater rescue efforts. With extreme flooding the second deadliest.