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Grass fire near Highway 5 in HoweHowe TX

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TX-5 & LB Kirby Ave, Howe, TX 75459

As discussed during the dispatch call, a small grass fire was reported near Highway 5 and LB Kirby Avenue in Howe, Texas. Multiple fire units, including brush, tender, and medic teams from Howe Fire, responded. Crews located a small burn area off the westbound side of the highway near Dickens. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Heard on: Howe Fire Rescue
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03:2
Transcript:
00:00
Got a grass fire, Highway 5 at LB Kirby.
00:03
Highway 5 at LB Kirby.
00:05
RP states it's going to be on the westbound side of Highway 5.
00:09
Says it's in a field.
00:11
Be advised the wind speed is north at 10 miles per hour.
00:16
Grayson County clear, 1800.
00:18
Howe Fire 3C.
00:22
Great.
00:27
County, help brush twenty-two.
00:31
Help brush me.
00:33
You can show brush twenty-two en route to LB Kirby.
00:37
Received brush twenty-two.
00:43
County tender twenty-one.
00:49
Tender twenty-one.
00:51
Tender twenty-one medic twenty-two is en route to Highway 5 and LB Kirby.
00:56
Received.
00:57
County, tender twenty-one.
01:01
Tender twenty-one. Tender twenty-two,
01:05
We're in the area.
01:06
See if they can locate.
01:17
Medic twenty-two from tender, can you go south on 5 and check that way?
01:23
Uh,
01:24
Med twenty-two affirmative.
01:25
We're heading south.
01:35
Tender twenty-one from brush twenty-two.
01:38
Go ahead.
01:40
It's going to be a little bit farther down on Highway 5.
01:46
It's a very small fire, looks like it was a burn pile at one point.
01:53
3C.
02:03
Dispatch from Howe Med twenty-two.
02:06
Med twenty.
02:12
You can show Med twenty-two on scene.
02:14
We've located the fire, Highway 5 just before Dickens.
02:27
Brush twenty-two, do you copy? Med twenty-two's traffic.
02:32
Brush twenty-two, copy.
02:42
Engine twenty-one from brush twenty-two or medic twenty-two.
02:46
Go ahead.
02:56
Grayson County, show tender twenty-one and brush twenty-two on scene.
03:01
All Howe units switch to the channel.

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TX-5 & LB Kirby Ave, Howe, TX 75459

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