Brush fire contained near Co Rd 490 in Texas, Erath County TX
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WildfireAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a brush fire covering about two and a half acres near County Road 490 in Texas. Units 802, 803, 805, and Brush One worked to contain the fire, which moved quickly through heavy fuel. Additional equipment including brush trucks and a tanker were requested. Crews managed to stop the forward spread of the fire and completed mop-up operations to fully contain it.
Audio|Heard on: Erath, County of Fire/EMS Morgan Mill Repeater
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05:41
Transcript:
00:00
About two and a half acres with heavy fuel load moving at a good rate of speed. Unit 802 up. Command copy 802 on scene with two and a half acres burning with heavy fuel. Last unit calling, you are en route at speed three, advise.
00:26
803 will be en route.
00:29
Copy 803 responding.
00:36
Dispatcher, 805 en route.
00:39
Copy 803 and 805 responding.
00:47
802 from 800.
00:50
Go ahead, sir.
00:52
What else are you going to need?
00:56
If we can get another brush truck and a tanker, that would help.
01:00
Trying to keep it from jumping the fence here.
01:05
You have a brush truck from our station and 805 en route?
01:14
Received.
01:18
Send at least one more brush truck.
01:30
Brush One is about to be en route.
01:35
Perfect.
01:39
802, what is your location?
01:56
When you get to the address, there is a gate at the corner of the fence.
01:59
There is a tight squeeze to get in.
02:03
Go one house past it, go into the big field.
02:06
We are trying to make access now.
02:28
802 from 803.
02:31
Go ahead, sir.
02:33
We are at the address.
02:34
You are advising to keep going down 490 to the next one or come back one house sooner?
02:41
Go one house past it.
02:43
You'll see an open field.
02:44
There will be a blue single-wide, dirt road off to the side.
02:50
There will be a gate on the left-hand side leading into the field.
02:54
We’ve got it mostly knocked down on this side.
02:57
Going to check the other side.
03:01
It looks like it spread more toward 67 than the blue single-wide.
03:19
803 from 802.
03:20
It has not spread further.
03:22
There’s a tank or creek down in the bottom, it hasn’t jumped that yet.
03:29
We have a stoppage right there.
03:53
The other side is stopped pretty well.
04:20
We have forward progression stopped.
04:22
Mop-up operations ongoing.
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Location mentioned:
Co Rd 490, Texas 76401
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