Wildfire burning near Elmdale Road in Taylor County, Potosi TX
WildfireA wildfire is actively burning near Elmdale Road, about one mile south of FM 18 in Taylor County, Texas. Fire and EMS units are coordinating efforts to fight the fire, requesting earthmoving equipment, and working to gain access by cutting a fence. The fire is spreading across fence lines, with crews focusing on containment and water supply.
Audio|Source: Taylor County Fire and EMS Departments
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Transcript:
00:00
We are contacting the precinct for earthmoving equipment.
00:05
Where is command set up?
00:08
It's going to be on FM 18 about two miles, or about a mile south of, sorry, Elmdell Road, about a mile south of FM 18.
00:21
So on Elmdale Road one mile south of FM 18?
00:24
Affirmative.
00:25
Head for.
00:26
Pedusly brush 146 is coming out for water.
00:28
All right, 146.
00:30
I'm out for water.
00:31
I don't know if they're a lot of the other than I said a lot of course of the people.
00:36
I'm going to get you.
00:37
I'm a second. I'm a second.
00:39
To ground. The only other thing I could possibly try is just file your flight plan for you on my system.
00:44
Are you basically looking just to go diast to Fort Worth or was there any points in between?
00:48
Command, we're re-fuel or rewatered and I've got a hub member for Buffalo Gap with me.
00:53
Here, we're out to Potosi.
00:55
Copy engine one in route 1626.
00:58
and he's going to be at 800 North.
01:01
His havers will be on.
01:02
One six at Delta, wind one four zero at one one one, gust one-nin, clear for takeoff.
01:06
Yeah, it's still going on the very north end.
01:09
We just, we're coming out from water.
01:10
We've got to get water.
01:11
Great Chief.
01:12
Commandant 1404.
01:13
TOTC command, this is Abilene Command.
01:14
Last unit, we're identified and go ahead.
01:16
This is Abilene Command.
01:18
We've found a fence location access on FM18.
01:21
We're going to go ahead and cut that fence right now.
01:23
It's going to put us directly in line with the head fire, but we've got a large field left and right.
01:27
We're going to see if we can get up there and gain access to it.
01:29
Receive, I'm going to send our brush 146 your way, as well as Hamby's brush two.
01:35
Copy one Potosi rig and one Hamby rig.
01:39
Affirmative.
01:40
Commandive.
01:41
Go ahead.
01:42
All right, as far as landmarks, I'm west of a gravel pit, there's a fence line, the fire's jumping across it.
01:48
145.
01:49
44-145. 4-145.
01:51
What's your location?
01:52
The entrance, about to pull out for water.
01:56
We need to watch out keep a fill back up with water or something.
01:59
Can you repeat that? Traffic.
02:01
I was going to try to get through this fence that we were just at.
02:09
We need to gain access in there.
02:11
That SO deputy is supposed to be letting us in, but he's gone to two separate fences real quick.
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Location mentioned:
Elmdale Rd N, Potosi, TX 79602
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