Crews respond to small wildfire near Lawrie Tatum Rd, Lawton OK


Fire crews are responding to a small wildfire burning in a creek bottom area near Lawrie Tatum Road. No homes or properties are currently threatened. Crews face access issues with brush trucks and are using portable water to control small flames. The fire is being monitored, and smoke has been reported from wooded areas nearby. Wind conditions are mild and unlikely to spread the fire further at this time.
Audio|Source: Comanche County Public Safety
05:16
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 4 officer, engine 4 driver, when you bring us some flappers over here please? The engine 4 driver's clear.
00:12
Do you please?
00:13
Plus for 139 dispatch, I'll be 10 8.
00:16
This match, clear, sir, good morning.
00:21
District 138 County, tonight.
00:23
Clear, 138, good morning.
00:24
Engine forward to brush eight.
00:26
When you arrive, you go to Lowe's parking lot.
00:28
and see if you have somewhere that you can get back here.
00:31
There's no homes or property or anything being threatened.
00:35
It's just burning down this creek bottom.
00:37
Fletcher 139 dispatch.
00:38
I'll be 1067 at the hop in sec.
00:40
Okay.
00:41
We're having access issues with the brush truck, so we'll need pump cans or water cans or something.
00:46
We just have a little bit of flames left, but we'll need some kind of portable water.
00:51
We'll get clear.
00:52
Brush tank's clear.
00:53
26 is fetch.
00:54
Point 26, guys.
00:56
Yes, ma'am. Can you show myself at 1.28 at Ann's Cafe on Highway 58?
01:02
Um, clear?
01:03
We'll be available by a point one.
01:05
104.
01:06
Rescue 4 to dispatch, please add Rescue 4 to this call at Ingent 4 and Rush Bumper 7 are on.
01:15
This Roger is clear.
01:16
This match to Engine 3.
01:18
Engine 3, Smoke Investigation, near the area of Northeast Lawrie Tatum Road, northeast Carver Street.
01:23
Northeast Lawrie Tatum Road, northeast Carver Street.
01:27
R.P. advised they see smoke in the area coming from the wooded area over there, or possibly from Cache Road.
01:33
Could possibly be related to the call engine forezon.
01:35
2 to dispatch battalion 2 is on scene and for your information we have just a little bit of it we have a south little southeast wind I don't think that uh smoke over on Carver is going to be related to this.
01:49
this spot just clear battalion 2.
01:51
fire grab 1 equipment spotting 2.
01:53
Engine 4 to rescue 4 were you clear on my traffic?
01:56
Rescue 4 to engine 4.
01:58
No, I was not clear on your traffic.
01:59
When you arrive, we start looking for a place that we can get a brush truck down here on this street, please.
02:05
That too, the engine four officer.
02:07
Do you need to brush 8 to come over there to the Home Depot parking lot in your location or stay over almost?
02:15
With that and 2, we just have a little bit of fire left if they could start looking for somewhere to get closer on the street for mop-up.
02:23
On the low side, you're on to jump across the water over there.
02:26
You might have to extend a wildland, one of your wildland sections down through your annual red line just to help out.
02:33
First case, please.
02:34
Agent three, the dispatch, we're in the area of the area of Lawrie Tatum and Northeast Carver Road.
02:39
Is there a better location where some of the smoke have to come from?
02:42
The stretch engine 3.
02:43
Not at this time.
02:44
He only advised this intersection.
02:46
Standby, sir. I can't call him back to get a better location from him.
02:49
H3 is clear.
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Near NE Lawrie Tatum Rd, Lawton, OK 73507
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