Grass fire near Avenue R and 29th St in Galveston, Galveston TX


Fire units are responding to a grass fire near Avenue R and 29th St in Galveston. The fire was reportedly started by a malfunctioning weed eater and is spreading, involving about one acre. Multiple fire departments are on scene. Access to the area is limited. Efforts are focused on protecting nearby structures and a pond.
Audio|Source: N Galveston, E Brazoria Co Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Units responding to the grass fire.
00:02
We have another call on the phone that advised it was a weed eater that left that has caused the fire.
00:06
777770 dispatches if the fire contained at this time, it's still growing.
00:09
It's still growing.
00:10
Good right.
00:11
777 at dispatch.
00:12
Can I go ahead and get certainly on taker for our location?
00:15
Okay. Gallus and their family on fire.
00:17
Mutual Aves of Texas City, they're requesting your tanker, 25th and Avenue R for a grassfire with a tanker, 25th and Avenue R.
00:25
Gautilson, clear, 1215.
00:26
107, neurologist.
00:27
It's actually going to be 29th, Avenue R, 29, 29, and Avenue R.
00:31
104. 104.30, that's out of the pre-standing, Oklahoma.
00:38
Medics area.
00:39
Silly, I'm 192.
00:40
We report to station.
00:41
16 to the station.
00:42
16 to stretch, John 16, 19.
00:43
16 dispension Item 16 A lot of large grassfire, probably 200 feet off the road Okay,
01:06
192 grassfire 200 feet off the roadway
01:08
7.7 dispatch, show us on scene.
01:10
7772-16, you need to move up your apparatus so we can make pay for the brush truck.
01:14
Shia on T. First two on since.
01:15
We're back.
01:16
We're back. Thank you.
01:17
06 to 107.
01:19
777 to dispatch on 1 1 1 half avenue R command.
01:21
Stanley Allen Tinker 1 is in route 3.
01:23
29th and Avenue R.
01:24
104.
01:25
7.7.7.R command.
01:26
We've got a guy over here flag us down to commit this direction.
01:32
107 to 106.
01:33
Commandant 21, go ahead and explore that option.
01:35
Looks like we're going to have limited access over here at this location.
01:39
Receive. Go ahead. Do you have traffic?
01:40
46-107, go to 2.
01:41
Command of Brush 10.
01:42
You should be able to make it in right here where this poll is on the right.
01:45
Pressing, Command, where you went in?
01:47
There's a pathway that's going to be big enough for the breast drug.
01:49
No, sir, I'm in that way.
01:50
106 reporting to the station.
01:51
Command of 21, what's your view?
01:52
We've got limited access on this side too.
01:55
It's packing up this lay-down yard.
01:58
We do have a pond back here.
02:00
This is a small rush fire.
02:02
We have approximately one acre involved at this time.
02:05
Retalion 1, we're going to do a...
02:08
And then again, I need you en route to (number withheld) for a 51-year-old male, light-headed...
02:19
Clutchton Alert.
02:20
Good line, the last unit, go ahead.
02:21
Medical Livington route.
02:22
21, we're going to protect this side over here.
02:25
That's clear, do you have a good view of the fire? That's clear.
02:28
Just for information, it was very hard to understand the caller.
02:31
It's not a great view.
02:33
We've got the 200-foot line poles.
02:34
It's just pulling up this way down yard.
02:36
We're just going to see structure protection.
02:37
That's clear, the vegetation looks pretty green on the north side.
02:40
It looks like there's just some shrubs under growth that's going to be catching.
02:43
Yes, you can't put the surface this fast.
02:45
Medi40 Dispatchel, Medi40 Clear, returning to the city.
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Location mentioned:
Avenue R & 29th St, Galveston, TX 77550
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