Controlled burn escapes, spreads to building with fuel, Graford TX


A controlled burn near Rock Creek Rd got out of control, spreading to grass and a metal building storing fuel and oil. The fire became fully involved with explosions. Firefighters reported insufficient water supply to contain the blaze, resulting in a likely loss of the structure.
Audio|Source: Palo Pinto County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS
04:42
Transcript:
00:00
Station 17, this is your second page for near Rock Creek Rd, near Rock Creek Rd for a controlled burn that's out of control.
00:08
Have Station 16 en route, time out, 1243.
00:15
County, Chief One.
00:18
Chief One, go ahead.
00:22
Do you have any additional information on the grassfire call at District 17?
00:33
The RP advice this is going to be their controlled burn and it did get out of control, but they did advise it was catching the grass.
00:39
They were trying to contain it.
00:41
I do not have any further.
00:42
They did disconnect.
00:43
I can attempt to call back and I will be paging for Pelopinto.
00:49
Appreciate.
00:55
Stand by. Secure Channel for Tones.
01:09
Station 5, respond to near Rock Creek Rd for mutual aid on a grassfire.
01:17
Respond to near Rock Creek Rd, mutual aid for a grassfire.
01:20
Time out. 1246.
01:28
County from 546, show page receipts.
01:33
546, receipts 1247.
01:36
All units en route to the fire that's going to be at near Rock Creek Rd.
01:41
Now going to include a structure will be a metal building shop with fuel and oil inside.
01:52
Johnny, Chief One.
01:54
Chief One, go ahead.
02:00
Go ahead, upgrade the assignment to a structure fire and add engine 7 and tender 7 for me.
02:10
Cut.
02:15
Race safety point.
02:20
The sound is 717.
02:25
717, go ahead.
02:28
In route, the station's pack.
02:33
Stand by, secure channel for tones.
02:47
Station 7, be advised, need to respond for mutual aid to near Rock Creek Rd to the Paradise Point Store.
02:55
There is a storage building on fire at that location.
02:57
It's going to include fuel and oil.
03:01
Timeout. Respond with Engine 7 and Tinder 7, time out 1250.
03:10
Achieve 1 to 539.
03:16
Go ahead.
03:20
I'm trying to get a hold of Brush 16-2.
03:22
Brush 16-2, Chief 1.
03:26
162, go ahead, Chief 1.
03:30
I'm going to pull off responding to the scene and go to station 17 and get engine 17.
03:37
Hi.
03:39
We can show Brush 162 on the scene.
03:43
We got a fully involved metal building with smoke and flames showing from the Alpha side.
03:49
You can show Brush 162 as command and we're going to be operating on V-Fire 21.
03:56
You can show 539 on scene with trucks again.
04:05
County, Chief 16 on scene.
04:08
Chief 16 receives.
04:12
Chief 16 receives.
04:13
Chief 16 to Chief 1.
04:23
Go ahead.
04:26
104. I'm pulling the guys off with the structure to go ahead and take care of the grass fire and the structure pretty much a loss at this time.
04:34
It's exploding.
04:35
We don't have enough water.
04:39
Received. Can you have them move over to VTAC 36?
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Location mentioned:
Near Rock Creek Rd, Graford, TX 76449
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