Incident Report
Report of a grass fire that was started by a lightning strike in the 2000 block of CR264. Erath, Harbin, and Dublin have been paged to the scene.
2000 block of CR264
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Category: Grass fire
Source: Public scanner traffic
- Update 5:24 PM:Harbin V Fire Department Unit reports about three to four acres on fire on both sides of CR264.
- Update 5:29 PM:The acreage on this fire has now been estimated to be 10 to 15 acres. CR264 will be shut down.
- Update 5:30 PM:The fire is now reported to be in the trees, and there are structures that are threatened.
- Update 5:36 PM:Fences will be cut to gain access to the fire.
- Update 5:40 PM:This fire has been upgraded to 20 to 22 acres.
- Update 5:45 PM:Units have switched to VFIRE 21 frequency, which is difficult to hear on a scanner. We will continue to monitor for updates.
- Update 5:51 PM:The forward progress of this has been reported to have been stopped. Units are now in mop-up. Incoming units have been canceled.