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Dacono Area Fire Protection District
February 7, 1978
WELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GREELEY,
COLORADO;
Sirs;
I am writing this in regards to the Erie Landfill Dump, located in
south west weld county.
As I am sure you are aware of this landfill operation has been the
scene of several fires in the past years, and in the recent months it is
getting to be a real problem.
I should like to know if I could have the opportunity to attend one
of your meetings and be allowed to discuss this problem with your board.
The reason for my concern is the fact that there is apparently no
policy set out to require the landfill operator to cover the trash and
refuse at the end of the days operations. This is leading to a large
build-up of loose trash, paper, and celluloid film strip scattered all
over inside the area, and much of it goes over the fence and throughout
the area to the east of the landfill. We have had two recent fires that
have been quite serious, and a threat to the land to the east of the land-
fill. About one month ago we had nine peices of fire apparatus on the
scene for over 12 hours and had to have heavy dirt machinery to cover the
fire to keep it from going into the fields and possibly homes to the east.
On the 5th of this month we were again on the scene with four peices of
fire equipment for 31 hours. We pumped and tanked over 100,000 gallons
of water on the first and approximately. 10,000 on the last one. I feel
this is a great waste of needed water and a definite fire hazard to the
area.
When I asked the operators of the dump to cover the fill after each
days operation, they say they aro getting so many trucks that this is not
possible. I feel they will have to get more equipment or cut down on the
leads they receive, but before I persue the issue to any great degree, I
should like to have the feelings of the Board of County Commissioners and
know of any regulations you may have placed on them or feel should be
placed on them. I will wait to meet with you before doing anything on the
problem.
,Respec ally I
Jodeph W. Fuss
Fire Chief
Dacono Area Fire Prot. Dist
P. 0. Box 40
Dacono, Colorado 80514
PL0631
DACONO, COLORADO 80514 780397
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