Brush fire threatens apartments near Westport Way, San Antonio TX
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a brush fire near Westport Way in San Antonio, Texas. The fire was reportedly threatening an apartment complex and several possibly abandoned structures. Command assumed control and a second alarm was issued as a precaution. Responders discussed challenges with water supply and protective measures for the nearby buildings.
Audio|Heard on: Bexar County Fire and EMS
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01:58
Transcript:
00:00
Medic 16, we're not going to be able to get you any water for a long time.
00:03
I've got pump control.
00:06
Supposedly there are some apartments being encroached on.
00:09
I'm not sure what they're doing.
00:11
Respond on TAC 7, Delta 3, Medic 16, and Engine 44.
00:17
First responder, make a command break near Martinique Cross Streets, Andros Place, and Westport Drive.
00:26
Respond on TAC.
00:27
Can you come off that private entrance?
00:35
Maybe get some brush trucks between the fire and that apartment complex.
00:46
Okay, but is there any way you can protect it? Don't waste a lot of water; structures are lost.
00:52
Command Brush Fourteen.
00:56
Engine Five making unauthorized burning.
01:00
Twenty-eighting.
01:02
They're saying that they can't.
01:07
Respond on TAC 1, Delta 6.
01:10
Forty-eight stripping off about a hundred yards in front of where my truck was initially today from the access roadway.
01:20
What engine right now? Delta six.
01:24
They haven't really requested our assistance, so we might start clearing units.
01:38
Understood. Chief, if it's not too crowded from vehicles when you get up here, there's a pretty good spot by Engine 48.
01:47
These all look to be abandoned structures, but like I said, can't confirm that.
01:55
I've dropped a second alarm on this as a precaution.
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Location mentioned:
Westport Way, San Antonio, TX 78227
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