Alabama Sends Search‑and‑Rescue Team to Help After Texas Floods
Teams from Mobile, Tuscaloosa and Saraland will be on the ground for up to 14 days

On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that Alabama is sending a 40‑person search‑and‑rescue team to aid in the aftermath of recent, deadly flooding in central Texas. The team includes members of Alabama Task Force 1 from Mobile, along with crews from Tuscaloosa Fire and Saraland Fire .
President Trump is scheduled to tour the devastation in Texas on Friday.
“Search and rescue remains the goal, and Alabama is going to do all we can to lend a helping hand to Texas,” Governor Ivey said. She expressed deep sorrow over the loss of two young Alabamians: Sarah Marsh and Camille Santana. “I pray for Sarah Marsh’s family … and my prayers are also with the Santanas as they grieve the loss of Camille and are still searching for three members of their family,” she said. “We are heartbroken in Alabama to have lost two of our own.”
Governor Ivey added, “I am grateful to all those who are part of the search and rescue mission, and I pray for their safety and for the success of their mission. Y’all, pray for Texas!”
The team is scheduled to leave at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 10. They’ll work in 12‑hour shifts for up to 14 days.
This multi-skilled task force can handle everything from locating and medically stabilizing survivors to using special tools and canine units to search through debris. Members include experts in rescue, medical care, hazardous materials, technical operations, communications, and search dogs .
This deployment is in response to a distress call from Texas, where more than 120 people already lost their lives—and around 170 remain missing—after massive flash floods swept through the Texas Hill Country over the Fourth of July weekend. In places like Kerr County, water surged up to 26 feet in under an hour, wiping out homes and even parts of a summer camp.
Since the disaster, state and federal agencies, along with volunteers, have worked to rescue survivors and recover the missing. Over 2,000 people are involved in ongoing efforts, including crews from Mexico, the Coast Guard, and local fire departments .
Governor Ivey said Alabama’s quick response happened because state resources were already aligned and ready to act. She had made it clear to reporters the day before that Alabama stood ready to pitch in when Texas needed help.