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Controlled burn mistaken for fire near County Road 118, Lee County TX

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audio iconFire & Arson
Co Rd 118, Texas 78942

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to reports of smoke and flames near a garage on County Road 118. Upon arrival, it was determined to be a controlled burn, and the fire response was canceled.

Audio|Heard on: Giddings Fire
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01:36
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, getting fire.
00:01
Attention, getting fire.
00:02
Need to respond to County Road 118 behind (name withheld)'s garage.
00:07
Repeating, County Road 118 behind (name withheld)'s garage.
00:10
RP advised that there is a lot of smoke and flames behind the garage and he is unsure if there's anyone out there with fire at this time.
00:24
Go to county, show me en route.
00:28
Ten four.
00:34
Five hundred county, do you have reports of a controlled burn in that area?
00:41
Eight twenty-nine or so.
00:50
Go ahead.
00:52
Yeah, it's going to be a controlled burn.
00:57
10-4[1].
01:02
It's going to be on (name withheld)'s lane.
01:09
10-4[1], I'll send a cancellation page out.
01:24
Attention, getting fire.
01:26
Attention, getting fire. You can disregard the tone off of County Road One Hundred and Eighteen.
01:29
Repeating, disregard the tone off County Road One Hundred and Eighteen.
01:31
It's just a controlled burn.
01:36
Fire is clear.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received

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Co Rd 118, Texas 78942

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