BOISE-- Firefighters from Idaho left Monday knowing their
mission will take them to the front lines of the fire.  Flames
in Texas keep burning and their manpower is maxed out.
Officials reached out for help from around the country and a
request came through the Boise Interagency Dispatch Center.  The
Boise National Forest sent ten of its firefighters and two of
its engines.  Our engines are designed to operate off roads and
they carry specialized equipment to deal with the wildland
fires, said Bob Shindelar of the Boise National Forest.  The
Idaho firefighters are going to Bastrop County, Texas. It s an
area in which hundreds of homes have been destroyed and
evacuations are ongoing.  Texas is in a pretty dire situation
right now. They've been in long term drought. They're going to
continue to get more new fires until they receive some precip.
Unfortunately they didn't have summer rains like they normally
have and they're just now moving into their fall dry season
which they really don't need at this point. T