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Pea Ridge Road Fire

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Day 1. EPA OSC Nattis and START contractors Tetra Tech first arrive on scene.<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 1. Cherokee County Fire Department keeping the flames down as well as lowering the airborne threats. However, this increases potential runoff hazards. <br />Date Taken: 3/14/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 1. Unburned section of the burial area (east side)<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 1. Fire continues to burn. Notice the 30+ foot pile of debris.<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 1. Fire continues to burn as hot spots continue to flare up. At this point ERRS was mobilized to help remove the fuel sources (excavator) to assist the Cherokee County Fire Department in extinguishing the fire to prevent further run off and airborne particulate issues <br />Date Taken: 3/14/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 1. Spent tires on top of the of burial site<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 1. Fire on the hill side continues to burn. At this point it is unknown whether the fire is superficial or subsurface<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 1. Media attention from the Local channel 2 news<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 1. Fire still burning, hot spots continue to flare up<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 2. Piling spent tires and other burnt materials into a centralized point prior to test trenching<br />Date Taken: 3/15/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 2. Fire out and looking for hot spots<br />Date Taken: 3/15/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 2. Unburnt section of the dump. Looking for hot spots<br />Date Taken: 3/15/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 2. Test trenching, looking for buried hazmat or oil containers<br />Date Taken: 3/15/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day 2. Nothing was found during the test trenching investigation<br />Date Taken: 3/15/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.2702666666667<br />Longitude: -84.49295<br />Tags:


Day 1. EPA OSC Nattis and START contractors Tetra Tech first arrive on scene. Day 1. Cherokee County Fire Department keeping the flames down as well as lowering the airborne threats. However, this increases potential runoff hazards. Day 1. Unburned section of the burial area (east side) Day 1. Fire continues to burn. Notice the 30+ foot pile of debris. Day 1. Fire continues to burn as hot spots continue to flare up. At this point ERRS was mobilized to help remove the fuel sources (excavator) to assist the Cherokee County Fire Department in extinguishing the fire to prevent further run off and airborne particulate issues Day 1. Spent tires on top of the of burial site Day 1. Fire on the hill side continues to burn. At this point it is unknown whether the fire is superficial or subsurface Day 1. Media attention from the Local channel 2 news Day 1. Fire still burning, hot spots continue to flare up Day 2. Piling spent tires and other burnt materials into a centralized point prior to test trenching Day 2. Fire out and looking for hot spots Day 2. Unburnt section of the dump. Looking for hot spots Day 2. Test trenching, looking for buried hazmat or oil containers Day 2. Nothing was found during the test trenching investigation