Controlled burn near cell tower monitored safely, Alice TX


Responders arrived at West Highway 44 to find a controlled fire being monitored safely by the property owner with a fire extinguisher nearby. The fire was near a cell phone tower and had safety measures in place to prevent spread.
Audio|Source: Jim Wells County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Jim Alvinso for the attention of the Alice Fire Department. The Alice Fire Department, we have a report about fire, unknown nature, the 3,500 block of West Highway 44 near a cell phone tower, the 3,500 block of West Highway 44 near a cell phone tower, ACW 667 at 7.30 a.m. The AMLO from the squad 2 shows you to respond to what have you is responding.
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The post-quartee.
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3 Jim Wells Show us in round. 7-2.7. Jimlis County, 2041. 4-2-7.
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Jim Wells from Squatio.
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Jim Wells from Squad 2. Jim Wells from Squatoo.
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Jim Wells from Squatoo. 7. Squad 2 on the far channel is trying to get hold of you.
01:05
Not sure.
01:06
Got a 911 color on the line.
01:08
Definitely. Well, from squad 2.
01:09
Okay, Jamal, squad 2.
01:11
Jamal, squad 2, go ahead.
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All right. When you have located the fire, it's going to be, here should be a control burden.
01:17
Let me give you some new merits.
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It's going to be on the north side of 44 across a railroad track.
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It's going to be towards the back of the property.
01:27
I'm going to be just west of 133.
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Let me drive back there.
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It's a little waste.
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I'll advise you here shortly.
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10-4[1] Squad 2.
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1020. 1020. Uh, engine 2 is a command.
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Do you want us out here? This stage out there, I don't think so.
01:39
I think we're going to be good.
01:41
I'm fixing to make contact with the homeowner.
01:43
That's hard one.
01:44
The one in the area, they've got a visual on it, they're just west of 133.
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We find out.
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We find out. We're going for it.
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Press 2-2-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2.
01:58
Yeah, 4-1-2.
01:59
What?
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At the Mnibald. You're going to be at the Mimble Elementary.
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This is the Central Control.
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You guys, you're going to be at the Mimbles Elementary?
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28. It was 28.
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It's 28.
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Go ahead.
02:23
I'm not clear because I was switching from one channel to another.
02:26
We're going to be at the Mimbles High School, you advice?
02:28
Yeah, you're the C.Mobile Elementary.
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It's the only track control on the free side.
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10 for any bending call when you clear the traffic zone.
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It's some branches that's in a page.
02:46
A guy who has a good handle on it, he's watching it, he's got a fire extinguisher, it's a legit burn.
02:53
We could go ahead and clear.
02:54
Squad 2, Jim Wolves.
02:56
Jamal's quite too good.
02:58
Yes, ma'am, everything is to be code for at his location.
03:01
The gentleman has a pit where he's burning the fire.
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It's close to a cell phone tower that's out here, but he's got it, it's almost completely burned down already.
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It'll be smoldering for a while, but he's going to be out of here.
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He's got a fire extinguisher and he's got a good break all the way around it.
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We're going to be code 4, B-Terminated incident back in service.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Received
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Location mentioned:
Near W Hwy 44, Alice, TX 78332
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