4504T_FIRE_20181212

Waste Management
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
FIRE OCCURRENCE NOTIFICATION
NCDEQ Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Notify the Section verbally within 24 hours and submit written notification within 15 days of the occurrence.
(If additional space is needed, use back of this form)
NAME OF FACILITY: Henderson County Solid Waste PERMIT # 45-04T
DATE AND TIME OF FIRE: 12-5-2018 @ 9:00 AM
HOW WAS THE FIRE REPORTED AND BY WHOM:
Courtney Merrill -Henderson County Employee called 911
LIST ACTIONS TAKEN:
Staff used fire extinguishers until Mountain Home Fire Department arrived. the fire was on the back of a flat bed truck hauling cardboard. Shed two was cleared of
WSW and the truck was driven into the shed and the firemen used foam to extinguish the fire.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE:
DESCRIBE AREA, TYPE, AND AMOUNT OF WASTE INVOLVED:
In line at the scale house, shed two. Cardboard only.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS FIRE:
DESCRIBE PLAN OF ACTIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS:
V/A
NAME: Greg Wiggins TITLE: Operations Manager DATE: 12/12/2018
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THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY SOLID WASTE SECTION REGIONAL STAFF
DATE RECEIVED 12/12/2018
List any factors not listed that might have contributed to the fire or that might prevent occurrence of future fires:
FOLLOW-UP REQUIRED:
X NO ❑ PHONE CALL ❑ SUBMITTAL ❑ MEETING ❑ RETURN VISIT BY: Lee Hill 12/13/18 (DATE)
ACTIONS TAKEN OR REQUIRED:
Revised 611512016

On December 5, 2018 at approximately 9:OOam, we noticed a truck carrying cardboard at the stop light
at the entrance to the transfer station. The truck's load was on fire. The driver and the drivers from
another customer (E&Y Landscaping) were using water bottles to try to put the fire out. Kathy called out
over the radio as Courtney called the fire department to get them dispatched. Joe and Tyler came up.
Tyler was directing traffic and Joe used the extinguisher from the scale house to attempt to put out the
fire. A driver for The Trash Company came up with an extinguisher to help. Curtis came up with another
extinguisher since the fire kept re -igniting.
The Mountain Home Fire Department arrived and advised us that they would have them drive the truck
down to the shed once it was out again and cover it in foam and then it could be pulled out to the floor
for disposal.
Truck pulling in load was a 1981 Ford F150 Flatbed
Driver is John B. Josey
phone number 843-439-9830
Hauling cardboard from GB Shoes
The fire started outside the station and was moved when safe to Shed 2 so they could cover it with foam
and safely dispose of it.
Courtney Merrill called 911 to report the fire and have fire department dispatched. Courtney also called
to advise Greg Wiggins of the situation.
Traffic was diverted till fire department arrived. While the fire department was in Shed 2 we resumed
operations for customers. Haulers and dump trucks were sent to Shed 1 as normal and hand unloaders
were diverted to Area 3.
No one was injured, and the truck was able to drive out unassisted after the load was dumped