Vegetation fire near Settlers Trail involves boat fire, Elgin TX
WildfireFire crews are responding to a vegetation fire near Settlers Trail in Elgin, Texas. The fire involves a burning boat and is spreading slowly. Firefighters are using backburning techniques and working closely with a property owner to contain the fire. The fire is estimated to cover about two acres and is progressing slowly with flames around three feet high. Efforts include careful hose deployment and monitoring of wind conditions to prevent expansion.
Audio|Source: Bastrop County Law Enforcement / Fire / EMS
06:53
Transcript:
00:00
I'll try to get an address for the next brush truck to enter.
00:05
Rush 426, arriving home scene at 157. You want us to go through a different entrance?
00:11
Yeah, go back towards Upper Elgin,
00:14
about two driveways. I'm going to get you an address real quick.
00:18
I appreciate it headed back towards Upper Elgin.
00:21
Right now looks like we're going to be contained at approximately two acres.
00:28
The head is going to be slow moving.
00:32
Right flank appears to be stopped.
00:34
Left flank is slowly backburning.
00:41
Fire combatant 1301.
00:48
9-301-1-1 route, vegetation fire settlers.
00:53
Okay,
00:54
we need to get onto 1 -4-1 settlers and come all the way back.
01:02
When's picking up a little bit. We're creeping down a hill right now.
01:08
601, I'm 10-8[1] if any advice.
01:14
Okay.
01:19
Where you want me, Jake?
01:23
Go back out that way we just came in.
01:26
And we're going to come in at a different address. I'm getting the address right now.
01:33
Do you go ahead.
01:35
Can you open me up and just complainant at the LAC?
01:40
Okay. Okay.
01:43
near Settlers.
01:45
Looking at near Settlers.
01:48
Gonna make it to the right side of his property and head all the way down the fence line.
01:58
I'm near Settlers now, Jacob.
02:01
It's a lock gate.
02:05
We got a gate over the front and then a gate on the right side here halfway down the fence. I got a gentleman with a four-wheeler and a water spress.
02:16
Let me see. Brush 426, where are you headed?
02:20
We were sent over to Everill again. I was going to come into a different direction.
02:28
You want us to redirect to near Settlers?
02:31
Yeah, you're going off to the direction, by.
02:39
Command, you have BCC Brush 1302, Engine 1303, unseen, where do you want us?
02:46
Come down to near Settlers.
02:50
Let's see if we can make access here.
02:52
Command 4.5, the Establish Link Settlers Command.
02:55
Be out on foot, getting a side of that.
03:01
Command,
03:02
can I get that engine to come to the original address? We got a boat on fire over here.
03:09
Hey, 466, that's pretty well on the block, correct?
03:17
There it is.
03:18
They have an engine to pick it out.
03:21
We're worried about soft fires.
03:24
Yeah, I got you. This left flank's going to be pushing pretty good with this wind now.
03:30
We might need the water for refill.
03:34
It's still slow moving,
03:36
about three foot flames, but every time we get a gut it picks up.
03:45
4231, route two.
03:54
Engine, you can turn in left here at these vehicles and watch the deploy lines down the hill to the mark.
03:59
Go ahead.
04:06
95 south at Old Lockhart Road.
04:12
28 is going to be Tom Henry King,
04:16
0821.
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1021.
04:21
Command from engine 1303. You want me in the driveway before your cones?
04:30
It's the driveway with all the vehicles parked pretty much all the way up to the road. You can only pull in about 30 feet.
04:36
Really safe.
04:42
Brose 1302.
04:52
Silver's truck man from Mr. 466.
04:55
Everything on the south side is pretty well contained as far as our hose,
05:02
progressive lay, will reach.
05:12
And me and this homeowner are making a good knock on this left flank with the pump you got with them.
05:22
3.05.
05:24
Can you confirm your cross-street?
05:32
I'm right at the Fiat County Line.
05:37
Defense,
05:41
we'll have access here in a little bit. Sound like.
05:48
Any available unit, tempilicate, Request Driver, Reckless Driver, Westbound State Highway 71 at 2 Mile Lane, Westbound 71 at 2 Mile Lane for a small, dark gray pickup,
05:58
unable to maintain tailgating and passing unsafe, now passing FM 153.
06:03
Active caller, timeout 1427.
06:10
Plan 405,
06:12
4406, tough.
06:17
This is commandway.
06:20
Yeah, what's your location? I'm on this left link over here with that homework. I think I got your vehicle visual.
06:33
I'm kind of at the head of the fire right now.
06:36
I'm walking the trail.
06:42
Yeah, okay copy.
06:44
I'll be a finger because I'm at another head over here.
06:48
Again, just making small attack with the homeowner on near Settlers.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-8: In service/available for calls
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Location mentioned:
Near Settlers Trail, Elgin, TX 78621
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