Pickup truck fire extinguished near State Highway 80

Heard on: Kenedy Fire

01:27

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

This is Gillett Fire Department.

00:15

Repeating, Gillett Fire Department is requested in the area of (number withheld) State Highway 80.

00:22

Repeating, (number withheld) State Highway 80.

00:26

Reference to a pickup truck.

00:28

That's going to be fully engulfed.

00:31

Advise the vehicle is still in motion.

00:35

The driver is attempting to locate a water hose at this time.

00:39

Ten out 1031 WNDB 247 .

00:48

Advise.

00:57

This is radio from Kenedy,

01:03

Texas, Kenedy County

01:05

Public Safety.

01:18

Karnes County Sheriff's Office, this is Kenedy Fire.

01:20

Should I fire? Go ahead and cancel.

01:21

Repeat, cancel.

01:22

Complainant called back, advised a male made his house and put out the fire with a water hose.

8/31/2026 08:29 AM

Fire

TX-80, Gillett, TX 78116

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a pickup truck fire near State Highway 80 in Gillett, Texas. The vehicle was described as fully engulfed and still moving while the driver tried to find a water hose. A male later reportedly reached his house and extinguished the fire with a water hose, and fire response was canceled.