8104T_FIRE_20220616

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: Rutherford County Solid Waste PERMIT # 8104T
DATE AND TIME OF FIRE: June 16 2022 @ approx 2:20pm
HOW WAS THE FIRE REPORTED AND BY WHOM:
An employee working at the transfer station (Nathanel White) notified the landfill supervisor.
LIST ACTIONS TAKEN:
Immediately used fire hose to extinguish the fire. Called the Rutherfordton Fire Department for safety reasons and a fire report. Kept using fire hose until the fire
9epartment arrived and took over the issue.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE:
According to the fire report the cause of the fire was undetermined.
DESCRIBE AREA, TYPE, AND AMOUNT OF WASTE INVOLVED:
Happened at the transfer station in a trailer that was being loaded to haul trash from the transfer station to the landfill. Amount of waste is estimated at around 3-4
:ons.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS FIRE:
As the fire source was undetermined, no one has any thoughts on how the fire could have been prevented.
DESCRIBE PLAN OF ACTIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS:
Try to allow trash to sit on the transfer station floor longer.
More load inspections
NAME:James Kilgo TITLE: Director DATE: 06/16/2022
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THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY SOLID WASTE SECTION REGIONAL STAFF
DATE RECEIVED 6/20/22
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 notified Section on 6/16/22 of fire occurrence. Appears cause of fire undetermined. Facility waste screening
was discussed, as well as actions taken during this incident and contingency plans for the facility. K.Riddle 6/28/22.
Revised 611512016