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=1 <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br /> 1 <br /> reserves. To detect contaminates from the SOIL CONTAMINATION <br /> fire suppression efforts, underground <br /> water sources will have to be continually Soil contamination will be a result of a <br /> monitored. tire fire emergency. Levels of zinc, high <br /> in concentration, have been reported in <br /> At the height of a tire fire in Crooksville, the ash and soil of a number of tire fires. <br /> 7, Ohio, 1,500 gpm (gallons per minute) Many of your early suppression decisions <br /> were used on a tire pile located in a coal could also affect the level of <br /> mine. And again, in Phoenix, Arizona, contamination. However, the <br /> 7,000 gpm was directed on their tire fire classification of soil as hazardous waste <br />- over a 2.5 day period. Imagine pumping should be evaluated by an appropriate <br /> 25,200,000 gallons of water! agency or engineering firm. <br /> k! <br /> 'j Assessing the topography and geology of The levels of zinc oxide found in the soil <br /> the site to avoid potential run-off into of the Shasta College fire in Redding, <br /> above-ground and underground water California was 14 times the total threshold <br />`4, sources is critical. Again, your hazmat limit. Similarly, lead was found to be 10 <br /> 1 team should be to employed uickl <br /> quickly times the total threshold limit. Ash <br />-'' remediate the run-off to above-ground samples from this site also isolated several <br /> waterways through diking, ponds, dams, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. <br /> and absorbent booms. The high level of toxins found in the soil <br /> at this fire site are regulated by the <br /> A tire pile in Greenup, Kentucky was used Environmental Protection Agency as <br /> for erosion control on the river bank. An hazardous waste. <br /> errant welding operation started a fire in <br /> the pile, which released toxic oil directly <br />-' <br /> into the river, contaminating the drinking WILDLIFE HABITATS <br /> water supply. <br /> Tire piles create a habitat for indigenous <br /> Once again the health concern for wildlife. The concern for public health, <br /> residents and fire fighters is the number and correspondingly the fire service, is the <br /> and concentration of chemicals like potential diseases and injuries these <br /> acenaphthene, naphthalene, and animals can inflict. <br />_r <br /> phenanthrene. All were found in the oil <br /> run-off of the Everett, Washington fire. Mosquitos <br /> Each of these toxins are, once again, <br /> potential carcinogens. An often cited example is mosquito <br /> breeding. Rainwater collected in tire <br /> casings, along with dirt and debris, <br /> provides a breeding environment for <br /> { mosquitos. Within this protective <br /> r <br /> r <br /> N 17 <br /> I <br />