1111_FIRE_20220216

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: Riverside Stump Dump, Inc. PERMIT # 1111-TP
DATE AND TIME OF FIRE: 02/16/2022
HOW WAS THE FIRE REPORTED AND BY WHOM:
Fire Department called Shawn Ray, Facility Supervisor.
LIST ACTIONS TAKEN:
ksheville Fire Department put the equipment fire out.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE:
@ 9:00 PM
Loader caught on fire, cause unknown. When the fire department was putting out the fire, embers landed on the mulch pile beside the loader.
DESCRIBE AREA, TYPE, AND AMOUNT OF WASTE INVOLVED:
Less than a cubic yard of mulch that was located beside the loader.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS FIRE:
Parked equipment away from mulch.
DESCRIBE PLAN OF ACTIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS:
Install fire extinguishing balls on all equipment as a 24/7 preventative measure.
NAME: Amanda Ray TITLE: Office Manager DATE: 02/17/2022
THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY SOLID WASTE SECTION REGIONAL STAFF
DATE RECEIVED _2/17/2022
List any factors not listed that might have contributed to the fire or that might prevent occurrence of future fires:
FOLLOW-UP REQUIRED:
❑ NO X❑ PHONE CALL SUBMITTAL ❑ MEETING RETURN VISIT BY: (DATE)
ACTIONS TAKEN OR REQUIRED:
Facility contacted the Section early on the morning of the 17th to provide information regarding the fire and site status. Although news and social
media reports were of a large mulch fire, the majority of the incident involved a piece of facility equipment (loader) which caught fire. Personnel
Revised 611512016
provide site updates to the Section throughout the day. KR 2/17/2022.
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