2301_FIRE_20210906

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.
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NAME OF FACILITY: CLEVELAND COUNTY LANDFILL
DATE AND TIME OF FIRE: 9/6/2021
HOW WAS THE FIRE REPORTED AND BY WHOM:
@ 11:45AM
REPORTED BY PHONE CALL TO PHILLIP BURNHAM FROM CHAD ALLEY
LIST ACTIONS TAKEN:
PERMIT # 23-01
PHILLIP BURNHAM INSTRUCTED CHAD ALLEY TO PUSH THE HOT LOAD OFF OF THE TIPPING AREA ONTO CLEAN AREA WITH GOOD COVER
AND SPRAY WATER ON IT UNTIL THE LOAD COOLED DOWN AND THEN COVER THE LOAD WITH CLEAN SOIL.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE:
A HOT LOAD OF FIBERGLASS FROM NEG HAULED BY REPUBLIC SERVICES.
DESCRIBE AREA, TYPE, AND AMOUNT OF WASTE INVOLVED:
THE HOT LOAD OF FIBERGLASS WAS HAULED IN A 40-YARD CONTAINER AND DUMP AT THE WORKING FACE IN THE CLEVELAND COUNTY
WSW FACILITY.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS FIRE:
THE DRIVER SHOULD HAVE INSPECTED THE LOAD BEFORE HAULING. OPERATOR SHOULD INSPECT THE LOAD BEFORE THE DRIVER
DUMPED IT.
DESCRIBE PLAN OF ACTIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS:
MET WITH UPPER MANAGEMENT FROM NEG AND REPUBLIC SERVICES AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. LANDFILL OPERATORS WERE
DIRECTED TO BE CAUTIOUS WITH ALL LOADS DISPOSED IN THE LANDFILL. NEG STATED THEY WERE BRINGING UP A FURANCE THAT
CAUSED THE HOT FIBERGLASS BUT SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN HAULED UNTIL COOLED DOWN, NEG AND REPUBLIC SERVICES ARE
INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT TO DETERMINE HOW THE HOT MATERIAL GOT INTO THE CONTAINER TO BE PULLED BEFORE THE COOLING
PROCESS WAS COMPLETED.
NAME:GARY HEAD
TITLE: ASST. SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR DATE: 9/8/2021
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THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY SOLID WASTE SECTION REGIONAL STAFF
DATE RECEIVED
List any factors not listed that might have contributed to the fire or that might prevent occurrence of future fires:
FOLLOW-UP REQUIRED:
❑ NO ❑ PHONE CALL ❑ SUBMITTAL ❑ MEETING RETURN VISIT BY: (DATE)
ACTIONS TAKEN OR REQUIRED:
Revised 611512016