Kay County has deployed a Fire Strike Force -- a group of brush trucks and tankers -- to Woodward to help battle an uncontrolled wildfire.

Kildare Fire Chief Travis Harris reported the force left early Wednesday morning.

Harris said firefighters from Ranch Drive, Kildare and River Road gathered at 3:30 a.m. and loaded up on water and Gatorade. The Strike Force then traveled to Mooreland, where they attended a briefing and were assigned to duty.