Multiple grass fires spread along highway near airport, Altus OK
WildfireMultiple grass and brush fires were reported along Highway 283 near County Road 161. The fires spread toward the airport, causing heavy smoke and zero visibility. Several fire departments responded with tankers, and traffic control was established to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Jackson County Police, Fire, and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Station 1 in Central, do you advise Altus Police Department of the smoke crossing in 283 north of town and see if they can help out in Hill County and OHP gets on?
00:14
For a minute, we're getting an officer now.
00:17
No, no, no.
00:18
No. No. No.
00:22
Okay.
00:27
Go ahead for Blair Fire.
00:31
Fires are going to be right here by the Hampton all the way to the airport.
00:35
Multiple fires.
00:36
I'm set up on the south end of this thing trying to slow traffic down.
00:41
There's zero visibility.
00:45
9-6.
00:50
8 if you would.
00:55
Do you need it for firefighting or do you need it for water?
01:09
Copy that, 38 will be en route.
01:12
And Central, you know those five friendships if we can get a tanker in route?
01:22
We don't need a drinker.
01:26
If I'd go ahead and send one, I'm not sure.
01:30
I think Al just has one truck here right now, but yeah, I would bring a tender.
01:40
The truck 102 to Central, you can show us en route.
01:54
I don't know how much.
02:05
Central dispatch to Martha fire.
02:07
Can I get you en route to Highway 283 and County Road 161 for a stream of fires along the highway?
02:15
Central to dispatch to Martha fire.
02:18
Can I get you en route to 283, County Road 161 for string of fire along the highway? Central to dispatch to Martha fire.
02:27
Can I get you en route to 283 and 161 to...
02:32
assists with a couple of grass fires along the side of the highway.
02:37
First stage out, 1305.05.
02:42
Termo, zero, zero.
02:46
Central puppies.
02:54
14,
02:56
the butter fire station. Fire station.
03:07
to help this fire,
03:10
see about this fire back on this break down here.
03:23
Central dispatch to friendship fire.
03:24
Can I get your up a 283 and 161 for a grass fire? You will be needing a tanker.
03:29
Central dispatch to friendship fire.
03:31
Can I get you out of 283 and 161? You will need a tanker.
03:36
Central dispatch to friendship fire.
03:38
Can I get you around the 283 and 161 for a grass fire? You will need a tanker.
03:48
Ray 51 to 850 Austin's gonna meet you at the fire station.
04:02
Okay,
04:06
we'll bring brush three.
04:22
Send for the station one.
04:30
Central copies.
04:37
I have a PD officer out there.
04:40
He's wanting to know if he should be on the north lane or the south lane.
04:44
Thank you.
05:00
Mr. 37.
05:04
Yes, sir, you want traffic control blocking the northbound lane or the southbound lane for now.
05:15
Northbound, please.
05:20
Copy that, did you copy that dispatch?
05:25
Affirmative, thank you, sir.
05:29
39L4 is on scene was 0.7.
05:37
Central copy.
05:41
38 to central, 38 will be en route to the Grassfire north of town.
05:48
Okay,
05:49
39, oh. 38, okay.
05:58
Central copies.
06:05
To brush one's on change.
06:14
Central puppies.
06:29
36 to 37.
06:34
Number two to EM1.
06:39
Go ahead.
06:42
Looking this north side, we pretty much got to stop north.
06:45
Has you got anything else further down here south? You need it?
06:50
That's cool.
06:51
It's like a lot of smoke right there in the middle of the airport property.
06:54
So you might just keep coming this way.
06:58
Dobby, we're heading that way.
07:04
I just wanted you have it, we're here, I think you're at the headquarters side.
07:10
We've got the northbound traffic completely shut down on this end.
07:16
For this bad show black truck 501 en route.
07:26
I'm John, right knee.
07:28
Central copy.
07:35
Blair Fire, what's your location?
07:41
Take of the smoke across from the tech center.
07:47
Take you.
07:48
Break. You got more in friendship, fire.
07:55
Under 20.
07:58
Fire crossing the airport.
08:00
I'm back out of knocking out over here.
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US-283, Altus, OK
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