Large brush and structure fire threatens homes near Mary Lane, Bacliff TX
Firefighters are responding to a large brush and structure fire near Edgewater Drive and Highway 646 in Galveston County. The fire is producing heavy black smoke and embers and is threatening nearby properties including a home near Mary Lane. Fire crews are spraying water and positioning equipment to contain the fire and protect homes.
Audio|Source: Galveston and La Marque Public Safety
05:46
Transcript:
00:00
Where are you at?
00:02
We're still at Engine 3.
00:04
All right, come up for the thing for one.
00:07
Stay here with the rest of the guys.
00:12
Command, Unit 19, Unit 35.
00:16
Do you have any negative air monitoring this time?
00:22
2.35 to command of the negative.
00:25
Hector, be advised this time.
00:27
We do have a heavy plume of black smoke.
00:31
Probably getting towards unit 35.
00:37
Awesome to medic five.
00:41
Bill for fire.
00:43
Do you have an ETA to see?
00:50
Mark booster two to rush work in the rideway.
00:57
Good to go.
00:58
I got a pretty good emberfield coming down on this area that we haven't really been in.
01:04
We're going to start spraying some water.
01:06
Kind of soak it up.
01:08
We get another brush truck down here.
01:14
That's her. After season.
01:20
You have your seven, ten of rest.
01:23
That's clear.
01:29
Command of Union 19.
01:35
19, go ahead.
01:37
Yeah, go ahead and re-position your air monitoring to...
01:46
...justin brush rate Zia the Tech City Command.
01:53
Yes, sir, just for information, you're going to have heavy embers flying over to the fourth tower on the east side.
02:03
Yes, sir, thank you.
02:04
We should have the ladder truck set up momentarily.
02:09
That's received.
02:10
He's had positive collapse on this third tower.
02:15
That's sir, thank you.
02:21
We have a unionite.
02:24
19, go ahead.
02:29
Go ahead and reposition yourself to 646.
02:37
Command to unit 19, go to reposition yourself at Edge Water Drive and 646.
02:48
That's clear.
02:54
52060 units working the bus line be advised that one assembly is just about fully involved on the top.
03:07
So Mark Bush is 2 to 5206.
03:12
5206, go ahead.
03:16
We're trucking head down our way.
03:21
More coming.
03:27
Anyone come in?
03:32
The advisor received a call from a gentleman that resides near Mary Lane off Bay Shore.
03:39
He's stating that the 12 acres that's behind his home is starting to catch on fire.
03:44
He advised he be out there with a green line.
03:49
Near Mary Lane.
03:52
10-4[1].
03:57
We have units out here, Galison.
04:05
Go ahead. Go ahead and head down there towards Lamarie.
04:13
Just have the next end, Rush Stark stage for the full tank.
04:17
You're up to your judgment down there, you guys' judgment.
04:22
If it gets crazy, get out of there.
04:25
Here's his.
04:28
2.01 at staging.
04:32
F.
04:35
Where's the ETA on them two grass trucks, Luke City, coming this way?
04:44
Staging, Luke City or 4 a.m.
04:52
Yeah, they should be on the way.
04:57
We're calling on the phone now.
05:04
10th Street Water to command, I believe they're headed down Grand now.
05:11
Okay.
05:13
Tell a lot, Joe and I.
05:18
So I could head out to near Mary Lane, maybe.
05:30
204 to 201.
05:32
You've got two League City, you've got League City and Carolina coming to you now.
05:40
Before I've got command, I mean that command, squad two, you're going to go, put the eyes on it, see.
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Location mentioned:
Near Mary Ln, Bacliff, TX 77518
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