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Pine Ridge Reservation Landfill Fire

 
Site Contact:
Paul Peronard
OSC

(Peronard.Paul@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Red Shirt, SD 57744
 response.epa.gov/Pineridgefire


Extent of fire on June 14, 2011. Extent of fire on June 17, 2011. Extent of fire on June 19, 2011. Landfill debris and hazardous waste on fire. Clearing surface waste to create a fire line. Creating the initial fire line. South east edge of fire, location for new fire break. Former burn area: smothered and compacted with new soil. Site communications. START crew collecting monitoring data on the plume. final view of landfill after response final view of Borrow area B landfill entrance area at close out New entrance to landfill from borrow area B entrance and workshop Borrow area b landfill on departure Landfill from SE corner fire overview after start of operations view from south placing cover pulling out burning trash, cover material being staged workiing the fire spreading and compacting burning trash Burning debris OSC Peronard overseeing truck operations working the fire OSC McComb overseeing fire supression activities
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.