10/23/15 - Cypress Creek Landfill Fire
November 3, 2015
10/23/15
Request: Called by Chief Williamson of TFD to advise, EMA responded arriving at 1705
Notified:
State com room, tracker number started
Brett Maycheck - ADMEM onCall 1734 hrs
Left messages for Larry Bryant and Scott Storey 102415 - solid waste management / land div ADEM
Weather dry, P/C
Incident Commander: TFD – Chris Williamson
Landfill Mgr o scene: Grant Feerer, 423-284-0226
Initial assets deployed:
Landfill track hoe and dumptruck running
VFDs: Tenders and personnel from Englewood-Hulls, Duncanville, Mt. Olive, Fosters, Carol's Creek, Coaling VFD
TFD: Battalion 1 - Chief Kevin Pate IC, Pumpers and personnel
ALDOT: 2 tri axle dump trucks, 1 med track hoe with lowboy
County Road and Bridge: 3 tri axles dumps, D3 dozier, track hoe and low boy, water spray truck, wheeled loader
Al State Forestry: Dozier and low boy
All landfill equipment less track hoe failed over night mechanically. Track hoe failed afternoon of 10/24/15 leaving only county and Aldot assets in place.
Thought to be a surface fire
10/24/15
Agencies Involved:
TFD, Englewood-Hulls VFD, TC EMA, County Road and Bridge, Mt. Olive VFD
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