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Search for Missing Volunteer Fire Chief Michael Phillips Hampered by Flood Damage

Recovery teams continue probing washed-out low-water crossings across Burnet County following the discovery of his buried emergency vehicle.

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Michael Phillips, the Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Chief, has gone missing in the Texas floods. (Photo: Michael Phillips on X)
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Overview

  • As of July 8, search teams have recovered his crushed emergency vehicle but have not found Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department chief Michael Phillips.
  • Phillips is one of two people still unaccounted for in Burnet County, alongside a 17-year-old girl swept away during Fourth of July floods.
  • Crews are deploying helicopters, boats, drones, horseback units and ATVs to scour inaccessible creek beds and low-water crossings.
  • Ongoing weather warnings and flood-damaged roads and bridges continue to restrict access to remote search areas.
  • The Texas Hill Country floods killed nearly 90 people and left dozens missing, including Camp Mystic campers and counselors.