Brush and pasture fire spreads in Leon County, Marquez TX
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from Marquez, Hilltop, Jewett, and Buffalo Fire departments responded to a fast-moving brush and pasture fire in Leon County near Private Road 3430. The fire began in a pasture and spread into woods covering several acres. A landowner assisted with a dozer while additional forestry support was requested to contain the blaze.
Audio|Heard on: Leon County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
05:2
Transcript:
00:00
Good. Brush one to brush two?
00:03
Hi,
00:08
Where'd you go?
00:12
We're at the head of it up here trying to stop it from going on this other property.
00:20
Sir, you go past the truck.
00:22
There's an entrance right there to your left, a little gate.
00:24
Then you follow it around.
00:32
All right, you're fine.
00:42
Okay, fine, you're fine! Which gate is it?
00:52
It's on the edge of the woods off that driveway.
00:55
Right when you get up to the woods.
01:02
Fire, Flint fire.
01:09
They got to go in there.
01:11
Say, uh, where they got all the equipment or is it okay?
01:25
That's the Marquez Fire.
01:33
Oh, Marquez Fire?
01:40
Marquez Fire, I've got a reported pasture fire in your district near Private Road 3430.
01:48
Reporting party says it's just under an acre but running fast and cannot be controlled.
02:19
General 321, that's clear.
02:34
Yeah, Corbin, go ahead and let her see.
02:38
I didn't exactly hear where it was at, but if Hilltop's available, she can send them out there.
02:42
Get out there and get started.
02:43
Small fire, let them get rolling.
02:45
If we need to pull something else off over here, we can a little bit, but go ahead and go to thirty-nine.
03:01
Fire, go ahead.
03:06
The landowner's got a dozer down here, but we’re gonna need forestry also.
03:15
I've got a lot back in the woods.
03:24
Six or seven acres probably back here in the woods that we can't get to.
03:36
Zero fire, Leon County.
03:43
Center Road to Jewett Fire, go ahead.
03:49
Get Buffalo's buggy down here also.
03:59
Jewett Fire, that's clear.
04:21
Talk about Buffalo Fire.
04:22
Buffalo Fire, be advised I need your buggy en route to near FM 39 North.
04:28
Again that's near FM 39 North in Jewett.
04:32
Jewett Fire is calling for Buffalo's buggies to be en route.
04:46
635 says clear and on station.
04:56
Buffalo 604 being routed to station two.
05:01
Buffalo 604, that's clear.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Private Rd 3430, Marquez, TX 77865
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