Fire crews battle large tire fire near County Rd 461, Falls County TX
WildfireFirefighters are battling a large tire fire stretching near County Road 2874 to 2873 in Falls County, Texas. They have run out of water and are requesting additional tankers, brush trucks, and a bulldozer to create a fire break and contain the fire.
Audio|Source: Falls County Fire Association
02:14
Transcript:
00:00
Can you send out a page from Marlin to get some additional assistance out here for this burn?
00:07
We got tires that are burning stretch from near Canada Road 2874 to 2873.
00:15
And I just ran out of water so I need a tanker and brush truck.
00:21
Crazy.
00:40
I've been a long-trip department.
00:43
Have 9309 requesting a tanker and brush-up to near County Road 287-4-14-2-Catly 7-4.
01:09
This is a mile along the fire department has 939 at 142-10-0-2874, 142, 10-0-2874 at an auto-control front requesting a flushed and tanker truck.
01:42
939.
01:46
939?
01:48
I got the city fire chief here. He's going to contact emergency management.
01:53
We're going to try to get the county to bring a bulldozer out here to cut a break in this tree where these fires are at so we can try to contain this fire.
02:06
We're going to put in the woods.
02:07
I'm just keeping uniform to be quick and calling them.
02:13
Thank you very much.
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County Rd 461, Texas 76579
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