1107_FIRE_20220103

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: Buncombe County Solid Waste PERMIT # 11-07
DATE AND TIME OF FIRE: 1/3/2022 @ 7:00 am
HOW WAS THE FIRE REPORTED AND BY WHOM:
Solid Waste Personnel
LIST ACTIONS TAKEN:
Buncombe County personnel used heavy equipment to remove the area of mulch that caught fire and extinguished it.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE:
Mulch got hot during the Winter Weather Advisory, the high wind speeds experienced at the facility this morning contributed to causing the mulch fire.
DESCRIBE AREA, TYPE, AND AMOUNT OF WASTE INVOLVED:
Mulch area within the T&P area.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS FIRE:
Buncombe County Personnel frequently turn the mulch piles after grinding, and will make additional turns to the mulch piles.
DESCRIBE PLAN OF ACTIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS:
Buncombe County staff will continue to turn the mulch piles and will turn more frequently.
NAME:Dane Pedersen TITLE: Solid Waste Director DATE: 01/03/22
THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY SOLID WASTE SECTION REGIONAL STAFF
DATE RECEIVED 1/10/2022
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: (DATE)
ACTIONS TAKEN OR REQUIRED:
Facility contacted SWS on 1/3/22 to discuss occurrence, which included maintaining the mulch storage area as needed, as well as the turning of
mulch piles in the T&P area as necessary to reduce the potential for fire. KR 1/12/22
Revised 611512016