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Starlight Lane Tire Fire

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Fighting Fire in the PowerLine Area April 13, 2002<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Subsurface burning/ smoldering of tires in ravine; March 31<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Work on Extingushing the Tire Fire Progresses to the top of Ravine April 9<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Lined Retention Pond at base of Ravine collects runoff for off-site shipment and disposal.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Collection of the thousands of Unburnt Tires for shipment offsite continues<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Underflow Dam 1. Constructed to Catch Potential Runoff<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Using Thermal Imager to Detect Subsurface Hot Spots<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tire Fire continues to smolder and vent prior to Extinguishing<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day One - Start of fire fighting<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Day Two - Putting out ravine fires<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
After excavating, foam is used to extinguish fires and cool material<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
L-shape fire on property smolders prior to extinguishment (L-shape fire was put out on 4-10-02)<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Retention pond to catch runoff<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Burnt tire ash and wire remain on site<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
April 11 - Remaing fire still buring on site; energized power line<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Unburnt tires after the fires are out<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Aerial View: Prior to the start of work to Extingush Fire. April 1, 2002<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
PowerLine Fire Fighting April 13, 2002<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
PowerLine Fire Fighting April 13, 2002<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Subsurface Fire near the Powerlines on the rear of Property April 13, 02<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tires awaiting offsite disposal<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Collection of Tires for offsite disposal continues<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Hydroseeded front ravine area 5-29-2002<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:



Fighting Fire in the PowerLine Area April 13, 2002 Subsurface burning/ smoldering of tires in ravine; March 31 Work on Extingushing the Tire Fire Progresses to the top of Ravine April 9 Lined Retention Pond at base of Ravine collects runoff for off-site shipment and disposal. Collection of the thousands of Unburnt Tires for shipment offsite continues Underflow Dam 1. Constructed to Catch Potential Runoff Using Thermal Imager to Detect Subsurface Hot Spots Tire Fire continues to smolder and vent prior to Extinguishing Day One - Start of fire fighting Day Two - Putting out ravine fires After excavating, foam is used to extinguish fires and cool material L-shape fire on property smolders prior to extinguishment (L-shape fire was put out on 4-10-02) Retention pond to catch runoff Burnt tire ash and wire remain on site April 11 - Remaing fire still buring on site; energized power line Unburnt tires after the fires are out Aerial View: Prior to the start of work to Extingush Fire. April 1, 2002 PowerLine Fire Fighting April 13, 2002 PowerLine Fire Fighting April 13, 2002 Subsurface Fire near the Powerlines on the rear of Property April 13, 02 Tires awaiting offsite disposal Collection of Tires for offsite disposal continues Hydroseeded front ravine area 5-29-2002