0104_FIRE_20230321

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:PERMIT #
DATE AND TIME OF FIRE:@
HOW WAS THE FIRE REPORTED AND BY WHOM:
LIST ACTIONS TAKEN:
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE:
DESCRIBE AREA, TYPE, AND AMOUNT OF WASTE INVOLVED:
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS FIRE:
DESCRIBE PLAN OF ACTIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS:
NAME:TITLE:DATE:
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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:
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FOLLOW-UP REQUIRED:
NO PHONE CALL SUBMITTAL MEETING RETURN VISIT BY:____________________ (DATE)
ACTIONS TAKEN OR REQUIRED:
Revised 6/15/2016
Alamance County Austin Quarter Road Landfill Facility 0104-MSWLF-1994
3/21/23 6:30am
Landfill Attendant saw the smoke, called 911 and management.
Excavator was used to separate burning trash from non-burning trash. Then the burning trash was spread out and sprayed with water. The fire was out by 8:15am.
Likely household hazardous waste, very possibly pool chemicals.
The MSW working face, an area approximately, 100'x100'. We estimate fifteen cubic yards of trash burned.
More education to customers regarding household hazardous waste and how to properly dispose of it
Better inspections of inboud loads to the landfill
Emily Ball Assistant Solid Waste Director 3/21/23
March 21, 2023
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Discussed with landfill to determine if they were able to identify the source of the load that caught on fire. Richard Hill stated that they were not able to identify where the load had originated from.