Fire response and elderly evacuation in Smith County, Lindale TX
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Fire & ArsonEmergency responders were called to a fire near a residence in Smith County, Texas. An elderly woman was evacuated safely from the home due to the fire and a nearby gas line hazard. The area was assessed for safety, and no further evacuations were needed.
Audio|Heard on: Smith County Emergency Communications
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05:32
Transcript:
00:00
Attention window fire.
00:01
Attention window fire.
00:02
I need you en route to near Pierstree.
00:06
Again, that's near Territory.
00:10
Room 35B.
00:13
Requesting list assistance with a 77-year-old female with excelled out and breathing.
00:22
Even if it's wise,
00:24
the clear 1740.
00:30
6.51 on 41.
00:37
The main one's around.
00:48
Command one received.
00:54
Markender 141 from command.
01:00
under one of them.
01:05
Very good area down there.
01:08
You're kind of downhill from this or downwind.
01:11
I set up some cones right there for which you're blocking with that tender little bit of night.
01:24
Our command, this is our 1441B.
01:32
The command be advised the mother at 115 laid and they advise their mother is in a house that is next door to the gas wire.
01:45
Out for evacuation.
01:53
232, 10R1121, that's going to be one, one, one, three,
01:57
two, tenor of one, two, one, two, one, bird in progress.
02:00
It's going to be a Greg, brick resident,
02:03
realty company called and advised, called the RPM advisor.
02:07
There's someone in the empty residence, RP advised that this is her rental property and uses the rental company to go out of residence.
02:15
There should be no one at the residence, County Clear 1743.
02:25
Forty-164. I'll advise on this if you want to go to that.
02:31
Staport, Shakespeare, County.
02:33
Can you put me on the Burger in Progress, please?
02:40
Good job being around today.
02:41
Close this, Rickliss out.
02:43
If I'll locate.
02:45
Travel.
02:52
Yeah, there's no vehicle in the driveway.
02:55
We're at the front door right now.
02:57
She is home.
03:02
She is home and no vehicle is in the driveway?
03:07
Yes, we can see her through the front door,
03:11
but I think she's confused while we're here to not make this in.
03:19
Steve, I'm here with the son right now.
03:21
He's going to try to make contact with her on the phone.
03:28
Yeah.
03:35
141B from command.
03:36
Ask the son if he's able to drive around and come up there to the front of the engine and pick her up.
03:48
County to Bradford Command.
03:56
Bradford Command.
03:58
Yes,
04:00
sir. Do I need a contact center point energy to see if they'll, if they're able to shut down the surrounding area, the valves and everything, if they're able to do that?
04:19
The gentleman I spoke with on the phone said they have a tech that's on the way from the Oberton area.
04:25
He said that nothing further would be needed at this point.
04:30
We didn't need to shut anything else down or evacuate any further than just the immediate area.
04:40
County two three is on location.
04:51
Man, this is Injure 141B.
04:54
He advised the sunset unless that car is there due to some medical conditions, she is not able to be put in another vehicle unless that white car is there.
05:09
Really safe.
05:12
Never mind, apparently her car is here.
05:15
It's behind the house.
05:22
She's grabbing it first and then we'll get her out of the house into the white car.
05:31
I'm going to be heading up that way here shortly.
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