Active wildfire near Highway 512 and Mason under control, Archer County TX
WildfireAn active wildfire is being fought near Highway 512 and Mason. Fire crews requested to use a bulldozer and additional water tenders to control the fire. Forestry service and ambulance units are on scene. An arson investigator has been called to the location.
Audio|Source: Wichita Falls Area Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Can you double check with that guy to see if we have to, if we can use the bulldozer?
00:05
Can you repeat that one?
00:08
That guy who has a tractor in front of you, the bulldozer.
00:11
Can you just speak with him to see if we have to, if we can use his bulldozer? If the fire needs it.
00:16
Same,
00:17
go ahead.
00:24
Are you just south in my direction? I'm over off of 512.
00:30
I'm at (number withheld) and that's colors, red vents where all the cars and stuff right here where the top of this hill meets.
00:38
Okay, I think I'm just parallel to you.
00:40
I'm over in the back of 512 where this kind of like dips off, kind of like a big old hill.
00:45
And the 512 looks like it's going to be covered pretty good.
00:48
They got like a big old dirt wall, so I think that may help stop the fire from coming up here.
00:53
At Temple, we have a big front-end loader up here and a Gregor up here trying to dig a tree inch up here, keep it forward crashing down.
01:01
Temple.
01:05
38 to 33. He said, yeah, he has no problem.
01:09
The fire, fighter used to hold over.
01:13
Tenfold, 33 to 91.
01:14
Do you copy that?
01:20
The fire channel.
01:22
Ten, do you know if there's a tender up there? I got one brush truck down here out of water.
01:27
Yeah, Tim, boy, I got a tender up here as well.
01:32
Tim, boy, that just parked it.
01:33
He just parked this truck and jumped on another one, but he said it's out of water.
01:39
Okay, boy, I do have a tender up here though.
01:41
For future reference, I got one up here where I'm out.
01:45
Tempor, if somebody shows up and needs to move this truck, I'll send them that way with it.
01:50
Okay, Ward.
01:53
I have another tender headed your way.
02:01
Okay, Ward, you said there's another one heading this way?
02:04
Okay, boy, just drove by me headed up towards Mason now.
02:08
Floor.
02:09
One hundred I'm out here on meza ten point seven
02:28
Go ahead looks like forestry service is pulling up I'll get one more
02:44
Can you go ahead and get AMR to respond out here for standby, please?
02:50
Stand by.
02:56
I'm in between you and 38.
03:00
Okay, I see you.
03:01
It's not coming up. Any closer to that over there?
03:07
No, sir, at this time.
03:08
It doesn't appear that way.
03:09
I'm actually sitting next to the owner right now, 512.
03:12
Hey, do we need to see if we can get a truck? We got another brush truck that just showed up from city.
03:17
Do we need to get one over there where you are?
03:22
Give me a second.
03:23
I have some firefighters over here already fighting it.
03:25
I think I also have a tender over here.
03:27
I don't know if that's going to be the one that ran out of water, though.
03:32
That one down there where 140 is.
03:39
One Fortin...
03:40
I have a tender down here.
03:41
I just got an empty fire truck.
03:45
Okay, 24.
03:51
Pulling up to you pretty quick.
03:52
I just turned on Mason.
04:01
Do you have, get a hold of the arson investigator and have them respond to what 41's location? Two points.
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Archer County, TX
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