Wildfire near house and cell tower in Smith County, Whitehouse TX
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WildfireAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews are responding to a wildfire near Bobwhite Lane and Quail Lane in Whitehouse, Texas. The fire is close to a house and a cell tower. Crews are coordinating to control the fire and manage water supplies to contain it.
Audio|Heard on: Smith County Emergency Communications
Listen to dispatch call
06:24
Transcript:
00:00
What was the flank looking like over here on this northwest side closest to that house?
00:09
I can't see through the smoke.
00:11
Which house you're talking about?
00:17
I'm going to walk over there just to look.
00:19
I'll let you know the conditions.
00:28
I'm pumped, just need to open up the discharge.
00:35
I've copied the suspicious phone report.
00:46
First 156, into 156.
00:49
Hey, if you can turn left a little bit, make your way towards the means towards this house,
00:56
wind has shifted to the northwest.
00:58
You can come hit this head right here.
01:00
Just to knock it down, that'd be great.
01:01
I would keep clinton around also.
01:13
How are y'all done on water?
01:19
Currently at a quarter tank.
01:26
More Cherokee attack, too, to anybody with Buller?
01:34
I'm fixing to 2493 here at 177.
01:37
It would be better to come down to 177 all the way to US 69 or come down 2493.
01:49
Cherokee County, someone's walking over you.
01:52
We're right next to FM 855.
01:55
If you come to where the cell tower is, there's a driveway right next to it.
01:58
You can enter in through there.
02:04
We'll keep coming down with those dogs.
02:09
I see if they're all just bringing an attacker, you bringing an attacker.
02:16
2.29 tonight.
02:17
2.29 tonight.
02:31
Looking like we got a pretty good knockdown on the higher flame links.
02:34
I'm about to get in the black and try to hit it from the other side.
02:42
Over here about the cell tower on the east side.
02:46
It's so creeping.
02:47
You're good for now.
02:50
We don't have no one.
02:56
There's a hay ring over there if you haven't seen it yet.
03:00
It's currently behind us, but I appreciate the headside.
03:11
Go ahead.
03:14
Quail Lane and Bob White Lane.
03:20
I'm Charles 2579.
03:28
2238 copy the welfare check at near Stone Ridge.
03:37
Near Stone Ridge the wheelchair gets back to the Borges Man.
03:45
The Boise.
03:50
Driveway was off at six now or off at 855.
03:56
The driveway where the cell power is going to be off fixing on.
04:03
Coming up the EILA, here's not just a quarter something here for the entire off.
04:08
You might not be a subpoena.
04:14
Today, you want to have Cherokee County.
04:17
Hey, right here, but the cell power first man follow behind you because you make a headway.
04:23
Yes, sir, we're going to have them knock that out, then they can just start making second passes behind us, so we can start whipping this line a little bit better.
04:33
You copy that direct?
04:39
How are we looking on that line, right over there towards the house?
04:45
Walk over there and look.
04:52
You still have pretty heavy smoke conditions behind you.
04:55
I don't know what you're seeing over there if it's fast moving or if it's just burning the thick grass.
05:03
Oh.
05:09
Flint 16. I heard you asked about a tender earlier.
05:12
Did you get one or you need me to bring mine down to you?
05:19
116 from Bullard we have yet to use any of our water off of our engine.
05:25
You can slow roll non- tread this way for now.
05:29
When the time one gets on the scene, I will talk with him.
05:41
Flanat 16, that's the Italian 1.
05:43
Just go ahead and roll that way.
05:45
We can always turn you around if we don't need it.
05:49
Where is it? I'll be en route.
06:15
Rush 156, Agent 156, we're coming out for water.
06:23
438.
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Location mentioned:
Bobwhite Ln & Quail Ln, Whitehouse, TX 75791
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