At 5:40 p.m. Thursday afternoon The Bath Volunteer Fire
Department was dispatched for an investigation of heavy black smoke in the area
of the Steuben County Landfill. Assistant Chief Mike Fiordo was the first to
arrive on scene to find the landfill itself was on fire and relayed to Steuben
911 we had a working fire. At this point additional tankers were requested from
Kanona and Hammondsport. Manpower was also requested from the Bath VA and Hammondsport
due to the high heat it was important to cycle people through rehab to cool
down and hydrate.
Personal from the landfill came in and brought the excavator
to dig thru the rubbish to be able to get to the fire below the surface. The
fire was declared to be under control at 6:44.p.m with some smoldering fires to
still be extinguished. All units were back in service at 8:54p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
John Conrad Sr.
Public Information Officer
The Bath Volunteer Fire Dept.
