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III. Environmental Setting, Impacts,and Mitigations C. Community Services and Utilities (e) the entrance to the site must have a lockable gate,and must be locked outside of the usual operating hours;and (f) salvaging and scavenging would be prohibited at the landfill,except for the salvaging of white goods at the active facie by landfill personnel in accordance with the requirements of the City's Source Reduction and Recycling Element(SRRE). Implementation of the measures above would further reduce this impact. Impact C.3. The proposed project would increase the landfill area and extend the lifetime A p P of the landfill operation,thus increasing the potential for fire or medical emergencies on the site over the duration of the operation. (ADVERSE) Because the existing landfill site has a history of relatively few fires and medical emergencies, and because the proposed project would not substantially increase the rate of the filling operation,fires and medical emergencies would not be likely to increase substantially. Therefore,it is expected that the project would not significantly effect the City Fire Department. Moreover,the lining of the landfill would facilitate the controlled removal of landfill gas, decreasing the possibility of methane explosions or fire. Fire response times at the landfill would not change,but would be expected to decrease upon construction of the new station proposed between Airport Way and Highway 99. The proposed project would substantially increase the volume of refuse disposed at the landfill site,thus increasing the potential for fire or medical emergency over the lifetime of the landfill operation. Fire,health and safety measures would be instituted as part of the proposed project to minimize potential problems. Included among these are a Fire/Explosion plan,Landfill Surface Fires plan,Landfill Subsurface Fires plan, and Equipment Fires plan,along with a general Fire Response Procedures plan,that would be established and followed by all landfill personnel. The plans include preventative maintenance,emergency procedures and decision-making information to determine fire-types and courses of action. Current practices of supplying all equipment with portable extinguishers,training all equipment operators in fire fighting techniques, and using bulldozers and water trucks to fight fires would be continued under the proposed project (R.W. Beck and Associates, 1992). Health and safety procedures instituted under the proposed project would include guidelines for all landfill personnel and contractors working at the site. In addition personnel would be required to comply with all OSHA,CAL-OSHA and City safety standards. III.C.6