Slow grass fire spreads along I-20 eastbound near Sweetwater, Sweetwater TX

Wildfire

Reported: 10/29/2025 10:12 AM

I-20, Sweetwater, TX

Emergency responders were dispatched to a slow-moving grass fire along I-20 eastbound near Sweetwater, Texas. The fire was reported between mile markers 257 and 259 and was spreading from the roadside into a neighboring field. Authorities coordinated response and notified surrounding counties.

Audio|Source: Nolan County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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This is actually water fire department.

00:02

Respond to I-20 eastbound at near mile markers 257 and 259 for a grass fire. Okay.

00:13

We're a silverboard route that way.

00:16

Thank you.

00:21

2212 building county I was clear on fire department traffic I'll be in route 10 .4.

00:33

2214 County.

00:35

2214 County.

00:38

2214.

00:41

I was clear also, I'll be in route.

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1014.

00:52

Before this is the time one.

00:56

Go ahead. Are you guys anywhere in the area?

01:01

Green route.

01:02

Thank you.

01:09

14 counties. They say there's going to be a center median fire.

01:16

Calling party just reported a slow moving grass fire on the roadside moving from 257 to 259 eastbound. Should be on the roadside.

01:31

Yeah, 4. Do we know east or west?

01:35

Eastbound side.

01:46

The words, the tiny one.

01:49

Go ahead.

01:52

So our best scores are in route to those grass fires on that's 20.

02:00

Thank you. Our PLB, second, sir.

02:05

We are spread forward.

02:10

Go ahead.

02:12

We cleared the area of near 257 to near 259, no fire at the time. We're going to continue on to 261.

02:18

We don't see any single head back.

02:21

Perfect.

02:27

214 County, I was clear on that. I'm going to be 108 unless they locate a fire.

02:34

10,415B guys, I just received a call transferred to me by DPS. Calling parties stated she was crossing the trench exit when she witnessed a very massive grass fire jumping from the side of the road into a neighboring field.

02:57

Received, 14 County, you might want to go ahead and notify Taylor County. I'm sure they probably already know,

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but just make them aware.

03:04

I'll still have that way, though.

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