VIDOR, Texas — Multiple fire departments responded to a brush fire in Vidor Wednesday night.
The fire has been completely contained, according to Orange County Emergency Service District 1 Chief Robert Smith.
There were no injuries and no homes were burned, Chief Smith told 12News.
"We got a call for an unknown fire, a smoke investigation, in the general neighborhood of Wexford Park, that community back there. My lieutenant was able to find the location where the fire is," Chief Smith said.
Orange County ESD 1, OCESD 2, OCESD 3, OCESD 4, and Evadale Volunteer Fire Department are all responding to the brush fire on Center Road.
"We have ESD 1, 2, 3 and 4, Evadale Fire and we have Pinehurst Volunteer Fire Department at our station standing by for us for additional calls," Chief Smith told 12News.
The Texas A&M Forest Service also arrived at the scene to help.
"We have Texas Forest Service on scene with us. Actually another crew is arriving as we're speaking, to help us contain this fire," Chief Smith told 12News.
The Forest Service is providing bulldozers to help clear a path to speed up containment.
"We're hoping that once the Forestry Service can get here and get a line plowed around the fire, then we'll be able to hand the fire off to them," Chief Smith said.
Emergency personnel also used drones to get a scope of the fire's size and the direction it's moving in. Chief Smith hopes the fire will be completely contained by Thursday morning.
"We're hoping it will be within the next 12 hours. We do have this front coming through that's increasing the winds and dropping the humidity, so it could take a little longer," he said.
With wind blowing some fires are starting in random patches, according to Chief Smith.
Chief Smith says no evacuations were ordered and his crews stand ready to continue battling the blaze until the last flame goes out.
"We're trying to stay safe, get everybody to take care of themselves, rehydrate and get ready for the next call," he said.
Most fire crews are heading home for the night, but some will stay behind to monitor the blaze.
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