Fire breaks out near cemetery and park in Smithville, Smithville TX
WildfireFire has started near the electrical right-of-way close to the cemetery and park in Smithville. The fire is spreading through heavy brush and is located south-east of the park and south of the cemetery. Emergency crews are accessing the area from nearby roads, coordinating to manage the fire with hand tools initially and requesting additional resources including a dozer and the Texas Forest Service for assistance.
Audio|Source: Bastrop County Law Enforcement / Fire / EMS
07:24
Transcript:
00:00
7,00, Smithfield, we have a fire on the, looks like the electrical right-of-way, just looks like maybe south of, southeast of the park.
00:13
24.
00:14
Rush for it, 7,002, we need to contact blue bonnet.
00:17
Yes, let's go ahead and contact we want it.
00:19
I'm going to go down past the park and come in back in the back.
00:22
It looks like it's further east of the park that's south and east of the park.
00:28
I'll contact we wanted.
00:29
That's 4. You don't want me stand by here or you want to go down the Dump Road and see if I can get in that way?
00:37
I don't think you'll be able to get to it from Dump Road.
00:39
You can see it when you go by the cemetery, you can see it to your right.
00:42
It looks there's a power line right away that runs right over the cemetery.
00:45
Down to your left, sorry, not to your right, to your left.
00:47
There's a rideaway that runs down that power line.
00:49
It looks like it's in there.
00:50
I'm going back here to this back.
00:51
There's a trail back here.
00:52
Yeah, we had a fire back in there, right there in that curve past the cemetery back to your left.
00:57
I thought we got in it before.
00:59
Go ahead, then if you know a route, go for it.
01:00
It's been like it that axis down by the cell tower, isn't it?
01:03
Down past it looks like.
01:04
I've seen it, I don't know if I can get in it the way we went before.
01:09
I don't know if there's a way to get through that cemetery.
01:10
The cell car access goes back behind the cemetery.
01:13
7041, standing by at Station 1.
01:14
Stand 4.
01:15
Blanche 4-2, there's a vehicle down this lane right here by the cemetery, back in there, or is that you?
01:24
No, I'm back, I'm down at the end of the road that runs the opposite direction of cemetery road.
01:30
I'm parallel with the power lines, actually.
01:32
I've got a couple vehicles coming out.
01:34
Let me see what they got. Three crazy around.
01:36
One-six-seven, code for our mission.
01:39
Temper. Our units coming in, take the dump-round road, go right past the cemetery, and it's curve, and you're going to take a left.
01:50
Take a left, and there's a fire back there.
01:52
Received 7,000 through the Smithville.
01:54
Go ahead and dispatch Hart of Pine's mutual aid.
01:56
This location, rush truck and tenders, please.
01:58
104. Rush forward, Smithville.
02:00
I'm going to have a rider, non-firefighter rider with me, showing me the way.
02:05
I think wheels at the station, I told him to hang on for Ryder from Bring Rush 1, you want him to come on.
02:10
7,0002 to the station, I want to go ahead and roll the truck for brush truck.
02:13
When you come down that cemetery, the dump road, you'll see my fire coat on the corner close for the gate to go in.
02:19
It's important.
02:20
I need a blue unit for a walk-in at the PD needing to make a report for stolen.
02:24
Rush Force, if they'll show us on scene.
02:26
7,04.
02:27
7,003 to 10-03, come on in and park up here in this big flat area on top of the hill.
02:32
I don't think you can go down the hill.
02:34
I'll be waiting outside in front.
02:36
We're uh we're uh it may not hurt to get a dozer we back down in their creek and some solid brush we can get it start uh get Texas Forest Service out here
02:53
7,001 Smithfield show me around station one 10 4th.
03:01
Can you hear y'all see.
03:02
7041 is 7,002.
03:04
Do you want me to bring the ATV with the brush one?
03:08
Come with a brush truck now and then we can get, I think 7,001 is behind you.
03:11
We could use your water first.
03:12
I'm about three minutes away from the station.
03:14
I can hook on with my truck and bring it on up.
03:17
We're on that power right away that runs right to the cemetery.
03:20
It's down to Steve Reveen.
03:21
I'm walking down there now to see what we need, but I'll get back to you to need the force service.
03:26
Appreciate. Push for all units.
03:27
This is where we had that tire about three, four years ago, back in here.
03:31
Right then, I'm clear on that info only.
03:33
Ten-four. 7,002 to 10 to 3.
03:35
Go ahead and establish water source and then come on down and help.
03:37
We'll use hand tools for now so we get more people on the scene.
03:39
7,001, 70,0002.
03:41
Hagee, let me go ahead and mutual aid, HOP, force of manpower.
03:44
I already called for HOP a few minutes ago.
03:47
Why don't you go ahead and get the Forest Service? We're running, it's down a deep ravine.
03:51
Right now we've got it in a narrow path, but there's that high fence across the way that's back behind that high fence and maybe 50, 40 yards off that power line right away.
04:04
Appreciate.
04:05
7,015 Hill, can you go and contact Forest Service and get Astray Dozer en route to this location?
04:11
Park, it's going to be a white range rover that seems to be stalled out and on the exit ramp.
04:18
10-4[1]. I'm en route when I'm up on the hill.
04:21
That'd be a few. 10-4[1]. 10-4.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Cemetery Rd, Smithville, TX 78957
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