As the immigration surge and crisis continue along the United States Southwest Border, local entities, including EMS and Fire rescues services, are being strained beyond their capacity. 

In the past months, illegal immigration through our community has put a strain on Border Patrol, Law Enforcement agencies and Fire Department services as well.

The reality of things isthat our community, likemany others along the U.S./Mexico Border are nowdealing with service headaches that have not beenseen before. The increase inimmigrant apprehensions isonly adding to the dailystrains that everyoneinvolved cannot fathom.

This is something that in allreality cannot end well,especially when those whocan do something to fix some of the problems areplaying a metering game.

For now, Border PatrolAgents, Fire DepartmentRescue and Paramedics, andlocal law enforcement officials across the Southwest Border lay in wait for the next call to the river's edge to either rescue, provide medical assistance or pull out a dead body from the Rio Grande.

The number of emergency calls that local Fire Department personnel will attend at the river's edge is only expected to increase in the coming months due to the extreme temperatures that the summer months bring.

“We knew that we were more than likely looking for or possibly find and have to pull out dead bodies,” said a firefighter.