It has been a good day! Significant progress has been made. So much so that guys have gone home and the focus is now on restoration.
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The plan now is for the site to be monitored to quickly extinguish hot spots. Other activities include thermal imaging to determine where hot spots may be. Also, the town is purchasing a $1,000 piercing nozzle to saturate the grounds to further suppress the potential for fire.
The state of emergency is going to remain until we are confident of the site's response to changing weather. The winds are expected to rise and this is of some concern.
Here is an interesting note even though I don't recall the unit of measurement with certainty: as of 4:00 this afternoon almost 107,000 gallons of water have been used along with more than a 1,000 units of foam.
The confirmed price tag to battle the blaze so far is approximately $65,000 and the price is expected to reach about $150,000. This is much less than I feared.
We have been very fortunate/lucky/blessed. If we had a stronger wind, cooler temperatures, and rainfall at the wrong time, suppressing the fire would have been much more challenging. The state of emergency was timely and allowed for smart thinking, smart planning, smart decisions, and smart implementation. We had people involved who worked collaboratively, collegially, professionally, respectfully, and strategically within their defined roles to successfully complete the suppression.
Regarding the usage of the landfill. The site will be investigated to determine the cause and assessed for usage. It is too early to comment on the use of the site.
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