Wildfire burns near TX roadway toward woodland, Orange TX


A wildfire is actively burning near TX-87 and Martin Luther King Junior Dr in Orange, Texas. The fire is moving toward a wood line near the roadway. Emergency responders requested assistance from the Forest Service and a bulldozer to help control the fire and are coordinating efforts to stop its spread.
Audio|Source: Orange County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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The moderate moving fire,
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if you would, go ahead and contact the Forest Service,
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see if they can get a dozer in route to me.
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Three, nine, four, eight, nine, five, four, two, three,
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nine, four, two, three, nine, nine, nine, four.
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Three, chief.
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Three,
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chief.
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It's moving moderate to fast, Florida, a woodland.
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Thank you, man. This is E.P.4 Brush for 46.
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Go ahead, 46.
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Yes, there I've got a five-minute EPA in any of the time?
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Yeah, upon your arrival,
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COVA UTILITY One,
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Try to catch it before it hits that woodline.
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That's clear.
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Command of Rush 46.
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Yes, sir, go ahead.
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Yeah, stretch that last assignment.
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Your new assignment is going to be, there's going to be a driveway next to a kind of a rundown RV turning that driveway, let's put you in that direction.
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That way we can stretch along off the truck and try to stop it.
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That's clear.
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Just special command.
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Go ahead, man.
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Is this going to be just right off the roadway or is it further back?
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It's going to be right off the roadway, right off the bay.
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It's going traveling back toward the wood line, and we're going to try to stop it before it gets there.
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Location mentioned:
TX-87 & Martin Luther King Junior Dr, Orange, TX 77632
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