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Iowa City Tire Fire 2012

 
Site Contact:
Manuel Schmaedick
OSC

(schmaedick.manuel@epa.gov)

Site Location:
3900 HeblAve.
Iowa City, IA 52246
 response.epa.gov/iowacitytirefire2012

On May 26th, 2012 the Iowa City Landfill caught fire due to unknown causes. Shredded tire rubber is used at the landfill as a layer to filter leachate from the landfill. This material caught fire in one of the 7-acre cells. On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 the Iowa Department of Natural Resourses (IDNR) called the EPA Duty Officer to request advice on response actions. On Thursday, May 31, 2012, the Unified Command and local officials requested EPA technical assistance with air monitoring at the sites. EPA mobilized its first reponder and members of the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) to assist with air monitoring.


Close-up photo of the landfill fire. Earth berm in the foreground. Photo taken from the westside of the fire; facing northeast. Close-up photo of the landfill fire. Photo taken from the south side; facing northeast. Close-up for landfill fire. Photo taken along the west side of the fire; facing east. Landfill fire