Backyard barrel fire causing smoke on Mill Creek Road

Heard on: Bandera County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Yeah, I came to the location, Mill Creek, (number withheld) Mill Creek, to check out the smoke smell.

00:06

I am on location (number withheld), and I just spoke with the homeowner.

00:09

She says she's not burning anything, and she did call it in.

00:12

Is that the address where the call was from or?

00:18

Hey there, 1103. We did have a city marshal head out there.

00:21

He made contact with a neighbor of the residence.

00:25

We don't have an exact address.

00:27

It's around the 200 block.

00:29

They advised they were burning in a barrel and it's just smoking.

00:33

They did have some plastic bottles in there.

00:39

Copy. Okay, so in other words, it was already addressed by the marshal.

00:48

Be back in service.

00:52

10-4, 10-3.

00:59

10-3, 10-3, line is closed.

2026-10-19 01:21 UTC

Fire

S Mill Creek Rd, Vanderpool, TX 78885

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers and a city marshal responded to a reported smoke complaint near the 200 block of Mill Creek Road. A neighbor reported burning plastic bottles in a barrel, and the issue was already addressed before units returned to service.