vegetation fire burns near headwaters drive and perkins street, Bastrop TX

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 09:02 PM

Perkins St & Headwaters Dr, Bastrop, TX 78602

Emergency responders handled a vegetation fire near Headwaters Drive and Perkins Street in Bastrop County. Flames and smoke were visible behind a house. A brush truck was requested to assist with containment. The scene was secured by fire units.

Audio|Source: Bastrop County Law Enforcement / Fire / EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Just you've been in what's burning,

00:02

dusty, smoke, and flame.

00:04

Digital caller advised near Headwaters Drive in Perkins believes it's behind a house.

00:13

28, show me out.

00:20

Kim.

00:22

532 is I'm trapped.

00:30

Jeff.

00:33

(number withheld).

00:35

(number withheld). (number withheld).

00:37

East are secured.

00:42

That's very true.

00:43

I'm at the east side.

00:46

532 east side of the building, west side of the building is secure.

00:54

104, 24.

01:00

532, the building secure, code 4.

01:02

Okay,

01:07

one follows the writing on the scene, (number withheld) Wallway.

01:17

Tracy, 2112.

01:18

All right, it's bad, check 21.

01:26

Okay.

01:30

We're able to see a pretty good orange glow, a column of smoke.

01:35

We're attempting to try to find a way in.

01:42

Fire is not June 21.

01:46

Go ahead.

01:53

We'll be on scene.

01:55

I'll give you a correct address in just a second.

01:58

It clears me a vegetation fire.

02:02

Appreciate.

02:10

Can you just attach EST2, station 2 for a brush truck at (number withheld) Perkins Street?

02:30

Partisw City 2, Station 2, Registration Fire,

02:34

(number withheld) Perkins Street.

02:36

Requesting brush truck, respond on uptex, 61, uptX, 601, timeout (number withheld).

02:45

Unit 21 from Command 20202.

02:58

Yes sir, do you only need one brush truck? It's clear.

03:04

I believe one brush truck can handle it.

03:06

I'm walking down to it now.

03:08

We've got pretty good planes, but it looks like it's on a brushball and just the fire's back burning at this time.

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Perkins St & Headwaters Dr, Bastrop, TX 78602

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