Hay bale and grass fire near cemetery in Texas, Arthur City TX
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a grass and hay bale fire near Post Oak Cemetery and County Road in Lamar County, Texas. The fire involved a small structure used to store hay bales and about 10 to 15 acres of grassland. The fire is mostly contained.
Audio|Heard on: Lamar County Public Safety Dispatch
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05:52
Transcript:
00:00
I was overhearing a little bit of the fire unit's traffic and they are correct it's right here at Postoak Cemetery, crossroads near 35610.
00:26
2nd 4.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:30
All incoming units is a draft by Lamar Point.
00:37
All units are all units clear.
00:39
May de Bruxston, where you're clear?
00:51
We have traffic for Brookston.
00:54
Before, were you clear how well of that you can disregard?
00:59
Racely, we'll stand there.
01:03
Before.
01:06
Mark, County.
01:09
Mark, County.
01:16
Point engine 152 is going to be clearing from this grass fire en route to that structure fire.
01:22
10-4[1].
01:24
10-4[1].
01:28
We're at the intersection.
01:29
We're at the intersection.
01:30
Cochene any vehicles in the area at all.
01:33
Next one.
01:36
26-02 to 5.
01:46
401.
01:55
4101 County.
01:58
4101, go ahead.
02:00
County, I've been tied up with fire out here.
02:02
Did y'all ever find that structure fire?
02:07
Where I believe they're trying to figure out how to gain entry.
02:11
I agree.
02:20
1331 County.
02:22
31.
02:26
I'm leaving that location.
02:28
I'm going to track back to the north.
02:30
I actually can't see smoke drifting west-east, probably three-quarter mile north of me.
02:45
You realize you're going back in north, D.C.
02:48
Smoke, which direction right there?
02:54
1331 County.
02:55
Disregard that.
02:57
So the Contra Tracker is going to take us back down to the fire.
03:02
He said it's on part of game management on this county road back closer to 1499.
03:28
I think I got access, I called the complainant.
03:31
There is a dirt road when we turned down 36550, or whatever this road is.
03:36
It's going to be the first gravel road on your right.
03:39
There is a yellow triangular sign that says 7B.
03:43
Here's the out in the middle of the pasture.
03:45
We're trying to get to it right now.
03:48
Yeah. Chat for her.
03:51
To the north of the canter road.
03:56
Apparently,
03:58
I believe they're on scene.
03:59
It's going to be the first gravel road to your right, a yellow sign with the number 7.
04:04
He has a bullet.
04:10
Last name,
04:12
(name withheld), (name withheld).
04:14
First name, (name withheld).
04:16
Date of birth (number withheld).
04:23
1499 right now headed your way south, next to and then south.
04:29
When you turn down the county roads, you'll eventually come up on a dirt road on your right.
04:34
It's going to be the first one on your right.
04:35
There's a triangular sign with 7B on it.
04:38
That's when you're going to turn down.
04:39
It's a very long dirt road that goes back here to a pasture.
04:44
Steve.
04:54
One D503, clear on local.
04:58
One David, 503, see you.
05:00
Thank you.
05:04
Community from powderly engine 81.
05:06
We've got really not a structure fire, it's just a little lean to where they keep hay bales at.
05:14
There's probably, it looks to be about 15 to 20 bale to hay on fire on the inside.
05:18
We've got about probably another 10 to 15 acres of grass fire.
05:24
It's mostly contained at this point.
05:32
See. Thank you.
05:41
Thank you. I'll be assuming command of this scene.
05:49
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Location mentioned:
Post Oak Cemetery, County Rd 35650, Arthur City, TX 75411
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