Large grass fire spreads rapidly near North Access Road, Abilene TX


A large grass fire spread rapidly through thick brush near North Access Road and Highway 707. Multiple fire departments responded with fire trucks and water tenders. A fire line was down and an electric utility representative was on scene.
Audio|Source: Taylor County Fire and EMS Departments
04:34
Transcript:
00:00
Respond for mutual aid for TIE fire on a grass fire.
00:04
We'll be at the North Access Road in Epping 707. North Access Road in 707 for a grass fire. Mutual aid with TIE fire.
00:14
I'm going to go down fire.
00:36
421 between Canada Red 440 and 444.
00:39
We have a mobile panic alarm coming from a phone number. That's going to be the location they gave before her peeing at this time.
00:52
I'll be advised.
00:54
Deputy on the scene said that this is going to be a very thick brush area.
01:05
12.7.
01:17
Detail tone out brush seven from Abilene.
01:23
Tone brush seven for Abilene.
01:27
Tone brush seven for Abilene, also toned out Merkel fire. We've gotten no response yet.
01:38
Okay, I'm on the file with purple also. There are, they copy page.
02:12
Taylor County Esoter Abuse Fire, response to a grass fire, mutual aid to Ty, will be at the North Access Road in 707. North Access Road enough in 707, mutual aid for a grass fire with Ty, Merkel Fire and the Abilene Fire Department will also be responding.
02:32
And if you fire copy page.
02:40
Approve the citation.
02:45
904, 906. Go ahead.
02:51
Hey, I'm on, I'm south of Buffalo Gap,
02:55
fixing to me in Buffalo Gap.
02:58
Riley texts me, said that they would like a brush 94.
03:03
I was fixing to find out if they need tanker as well or just a five tonne.
03:10
Two and four.
03:25
Markle 7011211.
03:27
Dispatch be advised.
03:28
I'm on scene.
03:30
Probably got about a two acre fire,
03:33
large fire spread.
03:43
A 701, view 9.06.
03:46
Go ahead.
03:49
Hey, do you just need our 5 tonne or would you like a tanker as well?
03:54
Go ahead and roll a tender.
03:57
I don't see.
03:59
The only thing we'll have coming should be from purple.
04:03
Okay, copy that. Yeah.
04:06
Taylor County Dispatch Merkel 7-on-1. We got a fire line down.
04:11
We do have an AEP representative on sync.
04:19
161 and 754 will be in route.
04:33
761-1-701
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Near N Access Rd, Abilene, TX 79603
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