Ambulance catches fire on highway with oxygen tanks, Brown County TX
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders attended to a fire on an ambulance vehicle on highway 16 near Mercer Street in Brown County, Texas. The vehicle was initially smoking and then caught fire. There were large oxygen tanks on board, creating a risk of explosion.
Audio|Source: Brown County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Attention to Macy Fire and Command HW EMS.
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18,000 block highway 16 near Mercer Street.
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For a vehicle fire, it's going to be an ambulance.
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Smoking,
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now 1253.
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Or it's going to be a verbal argument currently between a call and a bill's overrule.
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By the Gwonaugent.
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Thank you.
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Twenty-three, you clear?
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All to callman.
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Go ahead.
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514 is going to be 10.8.
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I'm able to locate anything, didn't make entry, no one's in the house.
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I have not 124 in route 2707 if you could go back It is a father and son that are arguing if not physical father is stated he is retired of arguing with his son and wants police out there
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16 and 27 I'm leaving the office now I don't know why you're back
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Medical community, you back in the county, back in service.
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I can't take an anti-fire second page 18,100 block highway 16,000 for a vehicle fire EMS.
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Stop smoking.
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From 1-24, the caller is going to be approached the caller is going to be approached caution.
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20, 30, 24, what's your 20?
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About the past, the LAC.
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Okay,
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Christine Brown, what was that last traffic that you have for your 24?
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The cars bring the 10-0[1] for Scotia.
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Okay,
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24.
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1524, let's have a click.
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Okay,
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123. I'm rolling with you got something else going. 401.123, I'm rolling with you got something else going.
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Yeah, I'm sure what I'm going through.
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Well, I'm heading that direction.
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I'm coming in on 83 South.
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Six.
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Six.
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Take it in a long call on River Two, that evidence.
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It's now on fire.
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House the E3 of Business, known as Palmerston Enterprise.
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2,000-pound oxygen tanks in that ambulance.
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By only two seconds, I have one call in reference to this.
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The ambulance is now on fire and there are oxygen tanks on board.
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I can command you, safe to mention fire again.
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The center case.
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Next call about...
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Vehicle fire,
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and it is now on fire instead of smoking and there are oxygen tanks on board fire has been updated.
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Attention to Macy County Fire, correction, Camachy Fire Department, third page 18,100 block highway 16 south for a vehicle fire.
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Ambulance on fire, there is oxygen on board.
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Time now 1303.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-0: Use caution / officer safety
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