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How the Brain to Body System Provides Chronic Pain Relief in Crabb, TX

To reverse chronic pain and/or nerve disease, areas of the body that have become weak due to disease or injury must be strengthened. This includes your brain, nerves, muscles, blood vessels, and cells. Our experts here at Texas Nerve and Spine developed the most advanced pain and nerve therapy system to do all of this and more, and we call it the Brain to Body System.

From fibromyalgia and disc herniations to diabetic neuropathy and sciatica, our Brain to Body System helps restore your health and corrects the causes of your problems. Unlike treatments from other nerve and spine clinics, our system provides long-term relief without relying on invasive surgeries or dangerously addictive pharmaceutical medications.

To understand how our Brain to Body System solves chronic pain and similar conditions like nerve disease, you need a basic knowledge of the conditions themselves. That way, you can understand why so many who suffer from them rarely improve.

Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain

This is a type of pain that does not get better on its own or that doesn't alleviate after traditional medical treatments or prescription pain meds.

Nerve Disease

Nerve Disease

This is a type of pain that does not get better on its own or that doesn't alleviate after traditional medical treatments or prescription pain meds.

Chronic pain from nerve diseases and serious injuries causes a domino effect within your body. It starts with inflammation, which leads to decreased blood supply. This reduced blood supply results in a lack of oxygen. When your body doesn't get enough oxygen, it loses crucial nutrients that your body needs. This progressive effect often leads to long-term problems such as:

  • Chronic Pain
  • Motor-Function Loss
  • Loss of Sensation
  • Muscular Atrophy
  • Loss of Movement
  • Depression

But with Texas Nerve and Spine's Brain to Body system, patients suffering from chronic pain and nerve disease build strength through rehabilitation. This advanced system helps:

  • Stimulate New Nerve Pathways
  • Strengthen and Grow Muscles
  • Promotes Cellular Repair
  • Improves Circulation and Blood Flow

Our Brain to Body System is central to our approach to chronic musculoskeletal pain relief and chronic nerve pain relief in Crabb, TX. By following the Brain to Body system, we can provide several services to patients suffering from chronic pain and nerve damage.

EWOT:Exercise with Oxygen Therapy

Here's a fact you might not know: Breathing in higher levels of oxygen than you normally take in actually helps improve your health. Also called EWOT, exercising with oxygen is a technique that increases oxygen circulation at a much more rapid pace than oxygen therapy alone. Create New Blood Cells

How Does EWOT Work?

At Texas Nerve and Spine, our doctors use the NuStep Recumbent Cross Trainer to help achieve the aforementioned benefits. This specialized machine trains your muscles, brain, and nerves to work together, which supports your body's healing processes. While using the NuStep Recumbent Cross Trainer, patients are hooked up to an oxygen generator to enjoy the benefits of EWOT and reach their chronic pain relief goals.

When you oxygenate your blood with EWOT, it can have amazing benefits that can:

  • Restore Blood Flow
  • Improve Oxygen Circulation
  • Reduce Inflammation
  • Boost Energy
  • Increase Strength
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TherapyFlexion/Distraction Therapy

Many patients who visit Texas Nerve and Spine are suffering from an injury or disease of the vertebral discs of their spine. It requires the right kind of care from highly specialized doctors. If you're in search of a safe, gentle, controlled treatment for back and spinal pain, Flexion Distraction therapy may be for you.

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How Does Flexion/Distraction Therapy Work?

Finding relief for this type of condition and pain is often easier said than done. Fortunately, relief is right around the corner at Texas Nerve and Spine. Our Flexion/Distraction Table stretches the spine safely and gently, allowing injured tissue and damaged discs the chance to heal and become hydrated, which lets the affected area recover more effectively and efficiently.

Patients looking for chronic back and neck pain relief in Crabb, TX choose Flexion/Distraction therapy because it:

  • Significantly Reduces Spinal Pain
  • Fosters Healing in Damaged Discs
  • Removes Pressure on Spinal Nerves
  • Is Non-Invasive
  • Is Cost-Effective
  • Does Not Require Downtime
  • Has No Risk of Infection
  • Provides Quicker, Easier Healing

LaserLaser Therapy

With more than 50 million adults in America suffering from chronic pain, it makes sense that most of them want a solution that doesn't require pain medication or harmful surgery. That's where laser therapy from Texas Nerve and Spine comes into play. Laser therapy has been used for therapeutic purposes in medical environments for years. In fact, it is FDA-approved and backed by more than 2,500 research studies, which have demonstrated its efficacy in chronic musculoskeletal pain relief in Crabb, TX.

How Does Laser Therapy Work?

Though laser therapy is a common treatment option, not all lasers are the same. Our Class IV laser therapy, used in all applicable programs, is the most efficacious and powerful laser available for tissue healing and regeneration and healing. Class IV lasers use photobiomodulation, which provides excellent results for Musculoskeletal disorders. This process has also been proven to help with other various conditions that cause chronic pain, such as sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, shoulder pain, and much more.

Our chronic pain patients choose laser therapy from Texas Nerve and Spine because it:

  • Provides Significant Relief Without Pain or Side Effects
  • Cost-Effective
  • Reduce Inflammation
  • Boost Blood Flow
  • Accelerate Tissue Repair
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TherapyMotor Function Re-Training Therapy

When your motor functions are limited or non-existent due to a serious injury or surgery, it can ruin your life. You lose the ability to be independent - one of the hallmarks of being human. Fortunately, with motor function re-training at Texas Nerve and Spine, patients suffering from motor function issues have a light at the end of the tunnel. This type of specialized physical therapy helps people recover from injuries or surgeries that leave their motor functions lacking. The goal of motor function re-training is to regain coordination and strength in the areas affecting the patient.

Motor function re-training therapy is a crucial part of the motor function rehabilitation process because it helps patients regain the independence they lost. Perhaps equally important, it also helps them return to their original level of motor function or better.

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How Does Motor Function Re-Training Work?

Based on our Brain to Body system, our specialists design custom exercise programs based on our patient's motor function needs. Depending on the type of injury and lack of motor skills associated with it, we may also use electrical stimulation and other modalities for more effective treatment and recovery.

Motor function re-training provides many benefits for affected patients, including:

  • Improved Flexibility
  • More Strength
  • Better Range of Motion
  • Re-Claim Independence
  • Live a Normal Life

ReleaseMyofascial Release Therapy

Myofascial Release therapy gives patients chronic pain relief in Crabb, TX, and boosts joint mobility by loosening up restricted, tight muscles. Though there are similarities to traditional massages, myofascial release therapy focuses on soft tissues and the muscular system in your body to relieve tension and stress on muscles.

How Does Myofascial Release Therapy Work?

Restricted muscles have reduced blood flow and less oxygen. When this happens, it leads to limited movement and pain that is often intense. Our program uses state-of-the-art technology to apply acute, high-velocity vibration directly to the affected tissue to provide the patient with the environment necessary to increase mobility which, over time, can exponentially reduce pain

Benefits of this type of treatment include:

  • Improved Tissue Recovery
  • Reduced Soreness
  • Improved Joint Range of Motion
  • Improved Blood Flow
  • Better Neuromuscular Efficiency
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ActivationNeuro Activation Wall Therapy

As is the case with any spinal cord injury, the nerves around the spine get weak. When this happens, pain develops, and recovery is halted. Suppose you're searching for a safe, effective way to deal with a painful spine issue like sciatica or a herniated disc. In that case, neuro impulse therapy is a great chronic nerve pain treatment in Crabb, TX. Unlike common chiropractic treatments, this advanced therapy does not involve any "cracking" or significant adjustments.

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How Does Neuro Activation Wall Therapy Work?

Any type of injury can cause dysfunction and weakness in your brain. To improve cognition and the neurological connection between the brain, the muscles, and the nerves, some injured patients choose to undergo interactive neurocognitive therapy using our neuro activation wall. Our neuro activation wall retains, strengthens, and restores proper function to the brain and nervous system without relying on medications or outlandish therapies.

Texas Nerve and Spine patients choose neuro activation wall therapy because it:

  • Improves Cognition
  • Strengthens Nerves That Have Been Damaged
  • Boosts Balance and Mobility
  • Is Non-Invasive
  • Does Not Require Addictive Medicines
  • Does Not Require Recovery Time
  • Does Not Present Any Risk of Infection

TherapyNeuro Impulse Therapy

As is the case with any spinal cord injury, the nerves around the spine get weak. When this happens, pain develops, and recovery is halted. Suppose you're searching for a safe, effective way to deal with a painful spine issue like sciatica or a herniated disc. In that case, neuro impulse therapy is a great chronic nerve pain treatment in Crabb, TX. Unlike common chiropractic treatments, this advanced therapy does not involve any "cracking" or significant adjustments.

How Does Neuro Impulse Therapy Work?

Neuro Impulse Therapy works by using very specific impulses directed at the area causing pain. These targeted impulses send a signal to your body so that it can begin healing and repairing your body naturally. Benefits of this therapy include:

  • Re-Training Nerves to Work Again
  • Strengthen Nerves
  • Dramatically Speed Up Injury Recovery
  • Quickly Reduces Pain
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PeripheralNeuropathy Rehabilitation

Peripheral neuropathy occurs when there is a lack of blood flow to the nerves in areas like your feet and hands. When these nerves are devoid of blood, they begin to decay and degenerate because they don't have enough oxygen or nutrients. Eventually, the nerves in your body shrivel up, causing pain, numbness, balance problems, and other painful symptoms.

How Does Peripheral Neuropathy Rehabilitation Work?

Our Brain to Body program works wonders for neuropathy issues like these by using state-of-the-art technology like laser therapy and personalized, strategic plans of action created around our patient's needs. If you're looking for both short and long-term pain relief from peripheral neuropathy, this could be the solution you need.

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TherapySpinal Decompression Therapy

Spinal conditions range in severity from barely noticeable to absolutely crippling. To get to the bottom of your spine conditions, our team uses X-Rays to pinpoint the location of your spine's disease. From there, we craft a custom rehabilitation program that addresses the underlying causes of your spine pain. Often, part of that therapy includes spinal decompression.

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How Does Spinal Decompression Therapy Work?

Spinal decompression works by gently stretching the spine. When the spine is stretched, it changes its position. This change relieves pressure off the discs in your spine, which act as cushions in your back. By creating negative pressure, herniated and bulging discs retract, giving the nerves and structures in your back relief. This relief sends nutrient-rich fluids and oxygen to the discs in your back so they can heal properly.

Your Path to Chronic Pain Recovery Starts at Texas Nerve and Spine

Chronic pain can be debilitating. But it doesn't have to be permanent. Your journey to a pain-free life starts with a simple four-step process at Texas Nerve and Spine:

phone-number 832-979-5117
Step 01

Identify the Root Cause of Your Pain

At Texas Nerve and Spine, our doctors understand that true back and chronic nerve pain relief in Crabb, TX won't happen until we can uncover the underlying causes of your pain. To do so, our specialists will perform detailed exams and review your medical history to understand the full scope of your needs. That way, we can craft a personalized treatment plan to provide long-term relief for your chronic pain.

Step 02

Develop a Plan for Healing

Once we have discovered the underlying reasons for your painful condition, it's time to get to begin healing. Our team will work together to create a customized therapy program designed exclusively for you and your body.

Step 03

Provide a Plan of Care

Once our team develops your own custom plan for healing, we'll use our experience and resources to provide you with your plan of care. This plan will be based on your needs and our Brain to Body system, giving you the relief you deserve in a natural manner.

Step 04

Continued Support

Chronic pain relief cannot be accomplished without a tested pain relief system and a purpose-driven team that supports your recovery. That's why our expert staff will assess your journey to recovery and be there for support every step of the way. Because when you treat chronic pain at Texas Nerve and Spine, you're never alone.

Book an Appointment

Contact our office today to get started on your journey to a pain-free life.

Latest News in Crabb, TX

Texas Fire Videos Show Smoke Billowing Into Sky As People Urged To Evacuate

Texas residents have been urged to evacuate after a large fire broke out in Walker County.The fire started at 1 p.m. local time on Friday and was only 10 percent contained as of Saturday morning, according to the latest update on Texas A&M Forest Incident Viewer. The blaze has burned over 1,200 acres, according to officials, and is still considered active.The fire was named by authorities as the Game Preserve Fire, writes FOX 26, and was burning on Lost Indian Camp Road off FM 247. The road was partially closed by officials...

Texas residents have been urged to evacuate after a large fire broke out in Walker County.

The fire started at 1 p.m. local time on Friday and was only 10 percent contained as of Saturday morning, according to the latest update on Texas A&M Forest Incident Viewer. The blaze has burned over 1,200 acres, according to officials, and is still considered active.

The fire was named by authorities as the Game Preserve Fire, writes FOX 26, and was burning on Lost Indian Camp Road off FM 247. The road was partially closed by officials.

In a notice shared on social media, the Walker County Office of Emergency Management recommended that everyone within three miles of Lost Indian Camp Road should evacuate.

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A Facebook update shared by Crabb's Prairie Volunteer Fire Department, whose crews were on the side of the fire, said that the wildfire was "approaching the feeder road on IH 45 between The Huntsville Livestock Auction Barn and Cedar Ridge Rd," adding that residents were urged to evacuate.

"We have measures to close the freeway if needed in place," the department wrote late on Friday. "We urge all to stay away from the feeder road from FM 1696 E. to FM 2989 along IH 45."

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According to the department, numerous federal, state, county, and out-of-county agencies and departments were working "in a unified command" to ensure that this fire was stopped.

A video shared by the television channel shows a huge cloud of thick dark smoke billowing in the sky, while clips shared on social media show fire burning through a forest.

Firefighters are trying to contain the raging fire, building containment lines and patrolling the area into Saturday morning when additional crews from all across the state arrived on the scene.

Texas has been bracing for an explosion of wildfires this summer as the state has been engulfed in an ongoing heatwave that has turned its land into a tinderbox. This year, Austin experienced its hottest July ever, with the thermometer reaching the triple digits.

The increased heat in Texas has been linked by experts to climate change, which is considered to increase the frequency and severity of wildfires. Little relief is in sight as the state is experiencing severe drought conditions.

The risk of fires across the entire U.S. has surged this year due to extremely high temperatures and bizarre weather events, with the most severe fire burning down the town of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii, last month. This year, a total of 1.5 million acres has burned across the country, according to data from the National Interagency Fire Center, destroying homes, businesses and land while injuring and killing many.

Last month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a wildfire disaster for 75 percent of the state's counties, an emergency measure that allowed fire services and officials to use all resources available to stop the flames from expanding.

Update, 9/2/23 4:50 a.m. ET: This article was updated to provide more background information on the developing news story.

Crabb River Road widening update: 4 transportation projects to know this month in Richmond

Crabb River Road, which spans from FM 2759/FM 762 to Hwy. 59, will be widened from two to five lanes, according to Stacy Slawinski, Fort Bend County assistant engineer. Read more on the project and plan your morning commute with updates on Richmond area road construction projects here.1. Bellaire Boulevard from San Pablo Drive to FM 1464 (Clodine Road) This project consists of creating a four-lane concrete road extending from San Pablo Drive to FM 1464 (Clodine Road). The project involves building two bridges: One is 1...

Crabb River Road, which spans from FM 2759/FM 762 to Hwy. 59, will be widened from two to five lanes, according to Stacy Slawinski, Fort Bend County assistant engineer. Read more on the project and plan your morning commute with updates on Richmond area road construction projects here.

1. Bellaire Boulevard from San Pablo Drive to FM 1464 (Clodine Road)

This project consists of creating a four-lane concrete road extending from San Pablo Drive to FM 1464 (Clodine Road). The project involves building two bridges: One is 100 percent complete, and the other is 90 percent complete as of early January.

Timeline: February 2018 (bridge opening) Cost: $5 million Funding source: Fort Bend County

2. Front Street

The project will widen Front Street from Eugene Heimann Circle to Loop 762 between Second and Third streets. The existing two-lane asphalt roadway will be reconstructed as a four-lane concrete roadway. The county is coordinating with Richmond to determine which entity will pay for the right-of-way acquisition before construction can begin.

Timeline: TBD Cost: $2.5 million Funding sources: Fort Bend County, city of Richmond

3. Grand Parkway, Hwy. 90A

Long-term plans for direct connectors between Hwy. 90A and the Grand Parkway are under development, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The project includes widening Hwy. 90A to an eight-lane, divided highway from Grand Parkway to just west of Hwy. 6. Construction to widen the roadway on Hwy. 90A from Hwy. 6 to the Grand Parkway from four to six lanes was completed at the end of 2017. A second phase will widen the roadway to eight lanes.

Timeline: Fall 2024 letting date Cost: $10.1 million (completed project) Funding sources: TxDOT

4. Crabb River Road widening

Crabb River Road, which spans from FM 2759/FM 762 to Hwy. 59, will be widened from two to five lanes, according to Stacy Slawinski, Fort Bend County assistant engineer. The road will be converted from asphalt to concrete and workers were in the process of relocating utilities as of Jan. 9.

Timeline: spring 2018-spring 2021 Cost: $31 million Funding sources: TxDOT, Fort Bend County

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Things trending up for finance director Barry Crabb

Montgomery AdvertiserAs finance director for the city of Montgomery, Barry Crabb is somewhat of a fortune teller.Instead of a turban he wears a tie and instead of a crystal ball, he crunches years of financial data in search of trends.In 2017, for example, Crabb is predicting increases in sales, lodging and alcoholic beverage tax revenues. That doesn’t necessarily mean Crabb thinks there will be more reasons to drink in 2017, but at the very least he predicts the city will continue to ...

Montgomery Advertiser

As finance director for the city of Montgomery, Barry Crabb is somewhat of a fortune teller.

Instead of a turban he wears a tie and instead of a crystal ball, he crunches years of financial data in search of trends.

In 2017, for example, Crabb is predicting increases in sales, lodging and alcoholic beverage tax revenues. That doesn’t necessarily mean Crabb thinks there will be more reasons to drink in 2017, but at the very least he predicts the city will continue to follow a pattern of growth.

“There’s not a magic to it," Crabb said. "We look at trends and try to be conservative. Sales taxes have been up over the past five years. Lodging taxes have been increasing. Maybe we’ll take 75 percent of the average increase for the past four years and put that in there.”

Even without magic, Montgomery’s finances have been trending upward.

Besides increases to revenue, sales tax and lodging tax, about $15 million have been added to the city’s reserves and about $20 million in deficits have been all but erased.

At the center of it all is Crabb, a 55-year-old Montgomerian whose man-behind-the-curtain position belies the role he has had in pushing progress since he was hired in 2013.

Any project or proposal has to cross his desk, because for every person asking, “Can we do this?” Crabb is there to ask “Where would the money come from?”

“Let’s say somebody in engineering will call and need a $100,000 piece of equipment or they’ve got a road project, an ALDOT project, for $4 million but we only have to pay $200,000. That’s great, but we’ve got to find that $200,000,” Crabb said. “A lot of the day is trying to balance providing the services the citizens have come to expect with the resources we have.”

It’s a trait that Mayor Todd Strange appreciates.

“The thing he’s brought to us is good advice, good counsel and discipline,” Strange said. “We have a project we need to do: roofs, elevators, libraries or we’ve got to have streets paved. His question always is, ‘What account is it going to come out of?’”

Strange attributes that discipline to Crabb’s decades of private sector experience.

Fresh out of college from the University of Alabama in 1983, Crabb took his accounting degree to Birmingham, where he worked for Big 8 accounting firm Ernst & Young before returning to Montgomery where he worked for international cotton merchant Weil Brothers-Cotton for more than 20 years.

Besides a governmental accounting class he took in college — a required course — Crabb never worked in government prior to three years ago and almost never worked in it at all.

“It really was something I never planned on,” Crabb said.

In September 2013, Lloyd Faulkner retired as Montgomery’s finance director. In search of Faulkner’s replacement, Strange reached out to two banking firms he knew well and asked for the top three candidates for the position.

Crabb was at the top of the list.

“They said, ‘You’ll never get him. He’s going to Texas to work in the cotton industry,’” Strange said.

And they were right. Crabb, his wife Rennie and their two children, Brent and Jordan, had begun bidding their hometown goodbye with their house on the market and eyes set westward on Lubbock, Texas.

2017 budget to erase most of city's deficits

Then Crabb got a call from his friend Mac McLeod, development director for the city and Crabb’s former across-the-street neighbor.

“(Strange) didn’t really know Barry, and this is the one everybody says is the top choice. I said that I knew Barry real well. We had breakfast and that’s how it got started,” McLeod said.

Just as the Crabbs were about to move, they took their house off the market.

“It was a roller coaster,” Rennie Crabb said. “We found something in Texas, go out there, accept it, and then two weeks after we decided we were going to move, we got the call.”

Faulkner had a successor, Strange had the hire he wanted and Crabb had a new challenge and a new purpose helping the city he had spent most of his life in.

“People always have kind of a desire to do something good for the city they grew up in,” Crabb said. “My role is to continue to provide the infrastructural improvements the city needs but to do it in a fiscally responsible manner. That’s the way it should be.”

Montgomery Council OKs demolition of 10 houses

Crabb’s decision to stay in Montgomery has been a boon for the city, but it was also good for his family.

Within Crabb’s first year as finance director, his son got married and his mother passed.

“To have been a thousand miles away in Lubbock, Texas, while those events were happening was not something we would have liked,” Crabb said. “But this has been a great experience for me. It has been new and interesting.”

Once hired, Crabb met with Faulkner and “from day one” began discussing plans to build the reserve and eliminate the deficit.

“There’s a lot of projects the mayor and City Council would like to do, but first things first we have to take care of the things we’ve done in the past,” Crabb said.

Three years later, the results are visible to those who are looking.

When discussing how far the city has come, Crabb consistently gives credit to fellow staff members such as Deputy Finance Director Betty Beville before mentioning himself. He thinks some of his biggest contributions to the city are the projects he and McLeod have decided not to pursue, and he still regularly gets lunch with Faulkner to pick his brain or discuss football. As Faulkner said, the two have become “pretty good friends.”

“I’m very glad he’s there. Todd couldn’t have done better,” Faulkner said.

Looking forward, Crabb likes the trends and improvements he is seeing in Alabama’s capital city.

“Crime statistics are declining. Economically, people are spending more money and we’re getting more visitors to the city. I’m excited to see those trends continue. I’m excited to see what happens when we get rid of these deficits and what we’re able to do with this money,” Crabb said.

After three years on the job, Crabb has now settled into his role as city prognosticator. When asked what trends he would see in a 2017 budget for his own life, Crabb forecasted a slight increase in rounds of golf played, a rollover of last year’s exercise habits, and optimistically, Crabb included a line item for a possible grandchild.

“I always would like to get more golf in. I’d love to continue to be steady with exercise and for our children to continue to succeed. Our son has been married for two years now. Will there be an addition to the family?” Crabb said with a laugh. “We’ve seen that in the finance department when, a month ago, Betty Beville became a grandmother for the first time.”

For the city’s finance director, it’s all about following the trends.

Crabbs Prairie firefighters busy Sunday with 2 fires

Although much of Walker County enjoyed a thunderstorm or two Sunday evening, Crabbs Prairie Volunteer Fire Department was busy responding to two major fire events.A grass fire quickly turned into a wildfire around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, off Roberts Road near FM 1696.The CPVFD arrived on scene within minutes and assessed the fire as a fast moving wildfire with heavy fuels and structures were in danger, reported Captain Stephen County.A county-wide mutual aid call was made, and dozers were requested from the Forest Ser...

Although much of Walker County enjoyed a thunderstorm or two Sunday evening, Crabbs Prairie Volunteer Fire Department was busy responding to two major fire events.

A grass fire quickly turned into a wildfire around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, off Roberts Road near FM 1696.

The CPVFD arrived on scene within minutes and assessed the fire as a fast moving wildfire with heavy fuels and structures were in danger, reported Captain Stephen County.

A county-wide mutual aid call was made, and dozers were requested from the Forest Service.

“As apparatuses began to arrive, brush trucks were sent to fight the fire,” Countz reported. “All while engines and tankers were assigned to protect nearby structures and homes in the path of this fire.”

Crews from the Forest Service began to arrive and cut containment lines to prevent forward progression of the fire. As crews worked this scene, a second fire was reported in the Pine Prairie District, off Louis Voan Rd.

“Apparatuses that were in enroute to Roberts Road were redirected to that fire,” Countz said. “Crews, including Riverside Volunteer Fire Department, arrived to find a smaller scale wildfire here and summoned the Forest Service for this fire as well. All in all, the rain was a tremendous help today, along with every department in Walker County that assisted with both fires.”

The Roberts Road Fire is estimated to have burned 40 acres and the Louis Voan Road Fire is estimated to have burned 5 acres.

“Just a reminder, we are still under a Burn Ban. When things dry out tomorrow, we’re going to be right back where we started,” Countz said. “We need about 12 inches of rain to get somewhat out of this drought and make our fuels have moisture. Please don’t burn and if you see something, say something. Don’t let someone be the culprit that starts a wildfire.”

Residents in the area of the Roberts Road Fire were asked to evacuate or voluntarily evacuated.

They have since been allowed to return home, according to County.

“There were several hot spots that we worked on, but for now, the rain has helped this situation,” Countz reported. “During thunderstorms with lightning, be vigilant and stay aware, especially with the lightning that we had. If you haven’t yet, thank a fireman when you see them. They’ve busted their tails.” The County’s current drought level on the KBDI (Keetch-Bryam Drought Index) is still in the 700-800 range, which is the highest it can be.

“Our vegetation fuels are also very dry which is why we are seeing these fires take off and cover some ground in a short time from ignition,” Countz said. “In Walker County we’ve been really lucky and most of the departments have only responded to small fires of a couple of acres.”

In Crabb’s Prairie, the area has had several significant fires over the last 25 years that required lots of manpower and resources in regard to air support and dozers.

“We’re very fortunate that we have out of state wildland firefighters to assist us here in Walker County,” Countz said. “The bottom line is simply this, we need rain in the form or fashion of three tropical depressions to dump a lot of rain over the span of several weeks to get us to where we need to be when it comes to our drought and fuel conditions improving. The little bit of rain we got yesterday helped, but it doesn’t take us out of the red anytime soon.”

With the fire yesterday, Countz said he encourages everyone to subscribe to the Code Red that Walker County has.

This emergency communication alerts citizens in certain areas or the whole county of an incident that is occurring near them, which may require them to take action, like evacuating or sheltering in place.

It’s a useful tool that is provided to our community and we encourage everyone to go to the county’s website and click on the Emergency Management’s tab to retrieve the link to download Code Red to your phones.

“Lastly, we like to say thank you for the outstanding support we, along with all the other departments in the county have gotten,” Countz said.

A majority of these departments are 100 percent volunteer like Crabbs Prairie.

“Yesterday, we had firefighters leave church, drive in from Houston from work, leave their families and give up their day of rest to do a job they’ll never get paid for. But the old saying is, ‘Volunteer Firefighters don’t necessarily have the time, but they have the heart!’ This holds true with our volunteers along with all those that serve. It’s a calling to help those that need it and we’re honored to be able to serve our community.”

Former Mira Costa star wins first AVP Tour championship in Austin, Texas

Former Mira Costa High School standout Jace Pardon, left, won her first AVP tournament with partner Karissa Cook. PhotoHistory was made on the AVP beach volleyball circuit on Sunday when Manhattan Beach’s Jace Pardon and her partner, Karissa Cook, captured their first championship.On the men’s side Taylor Crabb, of Redondo Beach, and partner Jake Gibb took the title having to win six straight matches after dropping their first match to Paul Lotman and Gabriel Ospina.Battling temperatures in the upper 80s, the...

Former Mira Costa High School standout Jace Pardon, left, won her first AVP tournament with partner Karissa Cook. Photo

History was made on the AVP beach volleyball circuit on Sunday when Manhattan Beach’s Jace Pardon and her partner, Karissa Cook, captured their first championship.

On the men’s side Taylor Crabb, of Redondo Beach, and partner Jake Gibb took the title having to win six straight matches after dropping their first match to Paul Lotman and Gabriel Ospina.

Battling temperatures in the upper 80s, the four-day Austin Open drew approximately 33,000 fans.

Fourth-seeded Pardon and Cook took on No. 14 Kimberly Hildreth and Sarah Schermerhorn, who had to compete in the qualifying draw, winning seven consecutive matches to reach the finals.

Pardon/Cook easily won the first set 21-11 then, after holding a 20-11 lead in the second game, Hildreth/Schermerhorn fought back, siding out three times during the score freeze before succumbing by the same 21-11 score.

The victory earned Pardon/Cook a spot in September’s season-ending AVP Hawaii Open presented by Hawaii Tourism.

“It was a really tough tournament. We came out with everything we had,” Pardon said. “I’m on cloud nine; I used to volunteer at these events as a little kid, and being from Manhattan Beach it’s everything to be an AVP champ. We worked so hard and we’re so excited, plus we get to go to Hawaii.”

Another player from the South Bay reached the semifinals when Falyn Fonoimoana, of Hermosa Beach, teamed with Anaheim’s Nicolette Martin. The 10th-seeded duo lost to Hildreth/Schermerhorn 21-18, 21-19.

“Coming into today (Sunday), Nicolette and I had the mindset that we have nothing to lose and everything to gain,” Fonoimoana said. “The Austin crowd is amazing and I truly appreciate their spirited cheers whether they were cheering for us or against us.”

In the men’s final, the top-seeded team of Taylor Crabb and Jake Gibb fought back from an opening match loss to defeat No. 4 Jeremy Casebeer and Chaim Schalk.

Holding a 13-9 lead, a dig by Crabb led to a kill and their opponents could not get any closer than four points in a 21-16 victory.

In the second set, Casebeer/Schalk fended off six match points but fell to the champions 21-16.

The win marked the second time since 2001 that any team lost its first match in an AVP tournament and came back to earn the championship.

“We trained so we could push through this. I could go another two matches, to be honest with you, but I’m tired at the same time,” Crabb said.

“I knew when we lost our [first round] match that we were coming through Nick [Lucena] and Phil [Dalhausser]’s side,” added Gibb, “and we had to grind through some other great teams too.”

The first of three Gold Series Tournaments – the New York City Open – will take place June 7-9. Visit avp.com for more information.

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