Wildfire burns 5-6 acres near FM 20 and Old Colony Rd, Caldwell County TX
WildfireA wildfire is burning near FM 20 and Old Colony Line Road, Texas. Fire crews report fast-moving flames in woods covering about 5 to 6 acres. Water is being applied to contain the fire. The fire has not crossed the power line right-of-way and appears to have stopped near Settlers Trail. Homes are not currently threatened. Multiple fire units are responding and working to control the fire's spread.
Audio|Source: Bastrop County Law Enforcement / Fire / EMS
07:36
Transcript:
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411[1]'s been redirected to your call, along with a bus truck out of Rockney. I know Hall's on board.
00:06
I think it's 456, probably.
00:15
Gracie.
00:19
Go ahead.
00:22
I would change my campus back to Creekside Middle School for the rest of the day.
00:29
4,002, go ahead.
00:32
Contacted Codwell County. They did advise. They do have a fire south of FM 20 near Old Colony Line Road.
00:42
That's the smoke report for 20 and 86.
00:52
Water is on the fire.
00:54
We're going to be operating on the east side. We're going to be operating on the east side.
01:00
Recease it.
01:03
6.
01:06
Receive.
01:11
All fire cleared 1409.
01:18
Prior to dispatch, you can show Brush 419 reverting to Grassfire off of Settles Trail,
01:25
too on board. Thank you.
01:34
Command 405 for Moose 466, we're not going to be able to get access to the bulk of the fire,
01:39
which is going to be on the east side of the fire down the driveways.
01:48
What do we need?
01:55
Buster 46, man.
01:57
At this point,
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a progressive light from the main road, we're parked at near Settlers Trail, but we really don't have the best access either.
02:10
Great Steve, is it just dense brush? Is that the biggest problem?
02:16
That's clear.
02:18
Most of the houses and stuff are good, there's no fire around them,
02:24
but there are some pretty fast fire spreading into the woods on that east side.
02:33
Very safe. What's the approximate size of the fire now?
02:40
At this point we're still at about 5 to 6 acres.
02:52
Very safe. You should have two additional brush trucks but pulling up shortly.
02:56
A few more minutes out and we've got units coming from Elgin as well.
03:01
Usur 466 is clear.
03:04
Grouch for 46,
03:06
correction 466.
03:08
Is the address going to be closer to Upper Elgin for us to interim?
03:17
Give you a Rook-up.
03:20
Yeah,
03:22
can you give me the best address to come down for fire attack?
03:29
(number withheld) Settlers Trail.
03:38
Buster 466 in my nesting brush truck, there's going to be a small entrance just north of our address,
03:47
not sure of the address at this time.
03:57
This charge is down near Greenfields Drive, near Greenfields Drive.
04:02
First shot heard for the last 30 minutes.
04:06
6-9,
04:08
past the crypto mining facility. That road does go all the way back to a fence line and a power line easement that is adjacent to near Settlers Trail.
04:21
Brush 446 making entrance at near Settlers Trail. We've got a gate that's closed.
04:28
466. Has it made it back to the power line right-of-way yet?
04:37
Souter 466.
04:40
No, it hasn't quite made it.
04:42
The bulk of the fire is going to be towards this back of this property, just left of your location.
04:52
405, 4,0002.
04:59
Command 4.5, go ahead.
05:02
I was tracking on the power line right-of-way in the mining facility.
05:08
Yeah, there's also access to it just past near Settlers Trail. I was on it the other day when I was out there.
05:15
So there's a road just past near Settlers Trail that parallels right on the edge of that fire line easement.
05:24
All units comes are dropped at near Settlers Trail.
05:33
Brush 446.
05:35
If they're firing that address you went in, I was trying to get you to come back. Well, all these cars are.
05:40
There's a little path to get to the back of this property at least.
05:48
All right, 446 has made it back past 466.
05:57
It does look like it a...
06:02
Made it back to the power line right-of-way. Let me try to get back to the hill here. All right, Caden, come on up across that berm.
06:20
Yeah, 606 Yhead for a runaway.
06:26
The fire has not crossed into the power line right-of-way.
06:38
I'm just going to come to all then.
06:42
Yeah, it appeared to have stopped at the near Settlers Trail address.
06:51
We're going to be in sick brush and I have yet to see.
06:55
heavy flame at this location.
07:03
Command 405, if you'll take two addresses before 156 on Settlers back towards Upper Elgin, that's going to be our left flank.
07:24
Timeout 1417.
07:30
Like is going to be the faster moving side of the fire,
07:35
and it's died down to a tree line.
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Location mentioned:
FM 20 & Old Colony Line Rd, Texas 78644
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