Grass fire near residence threatens structure, Bastrop TX
WildfireA grass and brush fire burned about three acres near a residence on Armadillo Ln, Bastrop. Fire crews worked to stop the fire from reaching the house as it moved through light fuels.
Audio|Source: Bastrop County Law Enforcement / Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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All you know, it's got smoke showing from Shilone here.
00:10
Fire to set, Showbrush 414, in route to vegetation fire. Two on board.
00:20
Scott, do we go ahead.
00:22
Hey, I'm coming in from the trail. Uh,
00:25
because of the Tucker Park.
00:28
10-4. I'm just now to the trail that's on the, uh, from ACC.
00:33
Cool.
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520, dispatch.
00:38
Do we know where the reporting party is? There's no one here.
00:42
Our reporting party is going to be third party.
00:48
We checked in with their dispatch and they were letting us know.
00:54
Receive.
01:00
539, you want me to walk up the same side of the trail as you or push it up from the outside of the creek?
01:08
I'm already halfway in.
01:13
Just go out of the park.
01:17
Clear. 5'8, you'll see me 23 at Shannon Ossark Park.
01:25
Just got one out of 538, go through the other part.
01:28
in the Saturday, yeah.
01:39
Beyond the scene,
01:41
Armadillo. We got a gentleman to open a gate.
01:44
Got a truck blocking Armadillo directing traffic into the property.
01:49
We got approximately two-acre grass fire burning at this time.
02:00
Gonna be crossing over this flank appears to be pushing towards a dirt road.
02:08
Armadillo is going to be the right flank of the fire.
02:11
We're going to be moving towards the head and get up by the structure. We got burning right towards the house.
02:21
Command 4 or 5 on scene. We establish the Army Armadillo Command.
02:26
Approximately three acres burning light fuels moving towards the residents.
02:37
I'll go ahead and clear. I'm out with the AC police.
02:40
There's nobody here.
02:43
Stand 4.
02:44
I have 20 on tonight.
02:48
104.
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104. You can reassign it to the end, clear. You can reassign it to the suspicious person call it present.
03:01
Silver.
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405. It's like this resident's got a garden hose out. He's going to be making a stop right here at the house. We've got to stop behind his house.
03:18
We're going to be pushing over to that left flank where it's moving into the heavy. He's got a jackpot that just lit off over there.
03:29
Bracey's, I'm on the other side of the house from you.
03:36
Command 405, Showbrush 456, arriving on scene.
03:43
456, you can turn in on that first gate on your left.
03:50
Fire dispatch, Show brush 456 on scene.
03:55
Under 411 is on the scene.
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411. Come past that gate where the brush trucks are going in. In front of this house, there's a house across the street. It's got a big front yard. You can park in. Sit up fillpoint.
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411, Drew.
04:21
4.56. Come up to this house.
04:24
That's the heel of the fire. I'm not worried about that yet.
04:37
416, I believe, or whichever brush truck's coming in now, go ahead and bump up to this house. I want to knock this stuff down around this house.
04:47
4.26 right now.
04:56
I'll see, yeah, the next gate on your left will go up to the house and then you can drop through that front yard like I did.
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Location mentioned:
Armadillo Ln, Bastrop, TX 78602
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