For days, wildfires had ravaged the Rio Grande District — destroying nearly 1,400 homes as well as tens of thousands of acres of drought-parched land. The following is a first-person account by Postal Inspector Allen McHenry, who met with employees at the Bastrop, TX, Post Office.
“It was the first day that Highway 21 [the main highway] was open after the wildfires. On my way to Austin, I stopped by the Bastrop Post Office to check on its employees.
“The Bastrop County fires were destructive. Many employees, including the former Postmaster, lost their homes. They told me about a letter carrier who passed out in her house but was rescued before it burned down — yet she still came into work the following day.
“I found the Bastrop employees to be kind and happy to be working as USPS employees. Even though some of them had been through heart-wrenching terror, they were still busy and proud to be at work, helping their fellow employees. It was unreal. The destruction was overwhelming, yet their attitude was as strong as ever.”
“It was the first day that Highway 21 [the main highway] was open after the wildfires. On my way to Austin, I stopped by the Bastrop Post Office to check on its employees.
“The Bastrop County fires were destructive. Many employees, including the former Postmaster, lost their homes. They told me about a letter carrier who passed out in her house but was rescued before it burned down — yet she still came into work the following day.
“I found the Bastrop employees to be kind and happy to be working as USPS employees. Even though some of them had been through heart-wrenching terror, they were still busy and proud to be at work, helping their fellow employees. It was unreal. The destruction was overwhelming, yet their attitude was as strong as ever.”
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