Eight Longview firefighters are assisting with search and rescue efforts in the Texas Hill Country following devastating flooding.

The firefighters were deployed as part of Texas A&M Task Force 1, a statewide urban search and rescue team operated by the Texas Division of Emergency Management. One firefighter is a supervisor of a water rescue group, one is a technical support specialist and six are part of a swift water rescue team.

The firefighters took a couple of Longview Fire Department vehicles and a boat to assist in rescue work, Longview Fire Marshal Kevin May said.

Longview firefighters have been a part of rescue efforts in the Kerrville area since early Friday, according the fire department’s Facebook post. They’ve rescued multiple people trapped in trees, vehicles and debris “in some very difficult and dangerous conditions as a result of the catastrophic flooding,” officials said in a Facebook post.

“They continue to work tirelessly alongside our many response partners from throughout the state and nation in support of search and rescue operations to locate those still missing,” the post read. “Our thoughts and prayers are with all who have been impacted and have lost family members and loved ones.”

Several photos of Longview firefighters in action have circulated on social media. The Longview Fire Department posted photos of the men working, including one photo of firefighters in a boat rescuing someone who was holding onto a tree limb while waters raged below.

State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, posted a photo of the firefighters on Facebook and said: “East Texans are showing up in a big way for Central Texas. … Thank you to the first responders across our state who always answer the call.”

A video posted by the San Antonio Express News shows a Longview Fire Department SUV in the background as firefighters walk a woman who was rescued from a tree. Tina Perry of League City clung to a tree for five hours before being rescued, the Express News reported. Whether the firefighters shown were from Longview couldn’t be determined immediately.

Officials declined to identify the deployed firefighters because of safety and privacy reasons.