3402_FIRE_20230310

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: Hanes Mill Road Landfill PERMIT # 34-02
DATE AND TIME OF FIRE: March 4, 2023 @ 3:30 PM
HOW WAS THE FIRE REPORTED AND BY WHOM:
A call was placed to 911by an unknown person that observed the smoke.
LIST ACTIONS TAKEN:
The resopnding fire department doused the fire with water while landfill staff were in route to the site. Tarps were used as an ADC for the day. Three tarps were used
covering an approximate area of 120 feet wide by 200 feet long. Once staff was on site, the tarps were moved out of the way to prevent further damage to them, and
cover soil that was stockpiled near by was pushed over the area. Staff covered more area than the fire covered in case the fire spread under the waste. Tarps were re
applied to a much smaller area to close the site back up.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE:
Unknown. It could have been a hot load, or a battery. Based on the location of the fire being in the middle of the tarps, it is believed that the fire started by
something in the waste versus being started by a vandal.
DESCRIBE AREA, TYPE, AND AMOUNT OF WASTE INVOLVED:
Hanes Mill Road Landfill is a municipal solid waste facility, therefore the waste involved was residential trash in nature. The area where the fire occurred was in the
active working face located on the northern slope of the active landfill. The size of the fire is assumed to line up with the approximate 50' by 50' tarp area that melted
from the fire. It did not appear that much volume was burnt. The fire retardant tarps seemed to help contain the spread.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS FIRE:
Without knowing the exact cause of the fire, the only thing that can be assumed to have been able to prevent the fire would to have covered for the day with soil.
DESCRIBE PLAN OF ACTIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS:
Landfill operators and supervisors will continue to monitor incoming waste for potential fire causing substances and will continue to conduct random waste
inspections.
NAME: Gordon Dively TITLE: Solid Waste Operations Manager DATE: 3/10/2023
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THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY SOLID WASTE SECTION REGIONAL STAFF
DATE RECEIVED March 10, 2023
List any factors not listed that might have contributed to the fire or that might prevent occurrence of future fires:
FOLLOW-UP REQUIRED: James R.
NO ❑ PHONE CALL ❑ SUBMITTAL ❑ MEETING RETURN VISIT BY: Pike (DATE)
ACTIONS TAKEN OR REQUIRED:
No further actions required.
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