Grass Fire Spreading on Southbound Interstate 35W, Venus TX


A grass fire is burning and spreading in the center median of southbound Interstate 35W near South Dr, causing heavy smoke that affects the roadway and traffic. Fire units are responding, and traffic control assistance has been requested.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Chug 16. Respond to Grass Fire.
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Near Southbound, South Interstate 35W. Chug 16. Respond to Grass Fire.
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Near Southbound, South Interest A 35W.
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Cross streets are, entrance 36 SPRamp and, exit 33 Ramp.
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Respond on Channel 4.
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Check 16, Voresh 16 responding.
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Checking all, responding. I'm going to be at Grassfire. We've gotten multiple calls on it.
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Most of them are stating it's going to be in the center median on the southbound side, about five to six feet in diameter.
00:44
Still getting further info.
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Sure, 16, asleep.
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Our 16, brush 16. Just be advised, it looks like we got a caller that said that the smoke is getting that on the road and it's getting bigger, now possibly about 200 feet.
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Sure, it's 16,000 feet.
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The alarm, the tiny one.
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The tiny one, go ahead.
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He made a ticket with 16 to be responding.
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Percy, it just adds to you on.
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The alarm to tell you one. The Italian one,
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go ahead.
01:41
We do that a lot of smoke going across the interstate.
01:45
Can you get us some Vita units to assist traffic control, please?
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Received, we will add some PV units to the call.
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Truck 16 is on.
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We have a small grass fire in the center median.
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Truck 16 on the command.
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Received, truck 16 showing you with command, small grass fire in the center median.
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TRI-1s on,
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blocking north.
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The time you want to show you on Block in the North.
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Location mentioned:
Near South Dr #35w, Venus, TX 76084
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