Apartment fire with resident trapped on balcony, Alvarado TX

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 11:37 PM

Near N Cummings Dr, Alvarado, TX 76009

Firefighters responded to a fire at the Summit at Walnut Creek Apartments near North Cummings Drive. A resident reported her apartment filling with smoke and that she was trapped on the balcony. Fire crews acted to rescue the resident and control the fire.

Audio|Source: Johnson/Tarrant County Fire

02:26

Transcript:

00:00

Can I get you guys AutoAid on a structure fire to Elverado?

00:04

I have an address.

00:07

Near North Cummings Drive, near North Cummings Drive.

00:15

You on 7A, 7A, 7A.

00:21

Engine 782, are you on this channel?

00:24

Yes, sir.

00:26

Engine 72, you're responding.

00:28

It's going to be Summit at Walnut Creek Apartments.

00:34

Callers and apartment 7103-7103, advising her apartments filling with smoke and she is stuck on the balcony.

00:46

Medic. Medic.

00:47

78, we'll be clear.

00:50

He could have an officer-sharves.

00:53

Marysuit, are you responding direct?

00:56

That's a fairerable.

00:57

We'll meet up with engines for a vehicle.

01:00

Precinct.

01:02

Medic 78, can I get you over to 7A, please?

01:06

That's a fair moment.

01:07

I do it.

01:12

There's an apartment 7103, 7103.

01:16

It's an apartment filling with smoke there on the balcony.

01:27

This is Burlington.

01:28

Go ahead.

01:30

Just be advised, this is an AutoAid and it is at an apartment complex.

01:37

Receive. It's showing to be just outside of our AutoAid.

01:40

I let my battalion know.

01:44

Received. We have it as in Box 7,900.

01:47

I believe that's supposed to be all AutoAid.

02:00

At Walnick Creek, near North Cummings Drive.

02:03

It's going to be apartment 7103-7903.

02:09

Correction, 7103.

02:11

Caller advises the apartment is filling with smoke and there on the balcony.

02:14

Are you going to roll the ladder also?

02:19

Yes, we are.

02:23

I'm going to try to get you guys tankers that did not pull any tankers.

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Near N Cummings Dr, Alvarado, TX 76009

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