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PG&E provides the primary electric service to the site. Electric power is provided to the office trailers and on site pumping facilities. There is also night/security lighting at the landfill and RRF entrances and on the RRF building. The landfill has portable generators, in case of an emergency or night lighting. In addi- tion, the landfill uses portable lights for operations after dark (i.e., in the winter). Composting operations will not be conducted at night. E. Fire Fighting Equipment Describe provisions for ensuring that facility personnel have properly maintained fire fighting equipment available at all times in sufficient quantities and located as required by the local fire Forward, Inc. and LEA. Show locations on a site plan. Forward has a number of site and personal safety procedures in place as detailed in their Contingency Plan. The following equipment and systems have been installed at the site to prevent and control accidental ignition of combustible materials at the RRF: • Fire extinguishers—inspected daily and recharged as necessary • Annual fire inspections by the Manteca-Lathrop Fire Department • A dirt supply is kept near the working face to smother a potential fire • Two water trucks are available • Emergency 4-1/2-inch fire hose hook up in the southeast comer of the land- fill, north of the South Fork and a 2 1/2-inch fire hose hook up in the north- east comer of the site for the fire department • Knoxbox outside the landfill main entrance with keys to the main gate, land- fill office, RRF office, and fire box Regular maintenance, inspection, and housekeeping procedures are conducted. Emergency equipment operating instructions, escape routes, emergency response (including a separate section on ACM) and evacuation procedures are identified in the Contingency Plan. The landfill and RRF equipment and vehicles are maintained to prevent fires by frequently removing debris and dust from undercarriages and engine compartments and checking for, and repairing, oil and fuel leaks. Portable fire extinguishers are provided on all heavy equipment vehicles, in both office trailers, and in the equipment maintenance building at the landfill. Landfill personnel are trained to perform initial fire suppression activities using appropriate site equipment, stockpiled soil cover, and water. Water storage facilities consist of the primary 1,000-gpm on site production well located adjacent to the landfill wa 1OO29B67.wps/81 9/29/94 81