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Landfill Yard Waste Fire Incident Update
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Requested Action(s)
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This item is for informational purposes; no action is required.
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Financial Impact:
None.
Background Information:
The yard waste pile behind the sorting facility spontaneously combusted Sunday, August 10, 2025 at approximately 4:00PM. No staff or public were present as the landfill closed to the public at 2:30PM and all staff had left the facility by 3:30PM. Waste Connections’ asphalt contractor called 911 at about 4:45PM and notified Waste Connections’ Operations Manager, Kris Adair. Kris notified the Agency Manager at 5:15PM.
Waste Connections staff will present what occurred and their plan to mitigate future occurrences.
Attached to this agenda item is their presentation.