Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to 15 high water incidents Thursday, with all involved suffering injuries after being swept away by high water.
DALLAS, Texas — City of Dallas workers had to be escorted by Dallas Fire Department personnel from rapidly spreading floodwaters on Thursday after their truck got stuck in a park where they were making repairs.
Employee Marcus Williams told WFAA he was repairing a toilet at Moss Soccer Park on Greenville Road when the adjacent White Rock Creek rose, flooding much of the park.
Williams said he tried to get into his truck and escape, but the vehicle got stuck and he called for help.
“I saw the water was rising so I tried to go back but my truck was stuck and there was nothing I could do,” Williams said. “When I called to report what was going on, they asked me to stay in the truck. The DFR walked me over to the truck with a raft, told me to leave the keys in the truck and took me to a place where I could walk through about a foot of water.”
The truck was left in the parking lot until the water receded. Williams wasn’t injured, but Dallas Fire Department Capt. Michael Meader said he didn’t want Williams to try to escape alone when the water was moving fast.
“More storms are on the way and the river could rise even higher,” Meader said. “It’s a scary thing to be out there with no way to do anything.”
Upstream, the same creek turns into a river under Interstate 635 near Hillcrest, submerging the roadway. Road signs were visible above the current. Meader said the creek backs up and swells with continued heavy rains.
The course at Royal Oaks Country Club is like a lake across from the park, with White Rock Creek running through it.
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to 15 high water incidents Thursday, with all involved suffering injuries after being swept away by high water.
The Fort Worth Fire Department did not respond to any high water incidents, but did respond to approximately 20 vehicle accidents.
The spokesman also said that downed power lines fell on the roof of a one-story church at 1911 Yuma Ave., catching fire at the building. No one was injured, but the fire left extensive damage.
