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and his crew were barely finished with the you would expect, I’m very proud of how tion area. By 7 p.m. on July 2, the fire was
road barricades for one evacuation area everything was handled. All the agencies extinguished but the evacuation remained
before the area expanded, and the barri- and departments worked together and the in place until noon on July 3.
cades had to be moved. Prior to barricade relationship that we have built over time
placement, police officers were required to really became clear during this situation,” CSX brought in contractors to manage
block the roads. Every barricade placed al- Green said. the event and the remediation process. In
lowed a police officer to be more available this situation, they managed the process
for needs of the overall effort. Blount County, City of Maryville and of repairing broken pavement and road
City of Alcoa were involved in the evacu- surfaces, clean up and site remediation.
Green’s crew is always ready for the call. ation. Maryville Public Works executed The public works crew was mainly
Trucks are parked in a designated location the road closings for the entire evacua-
near emergency equipment, and there is Continued on page 24
a truck loaded with barricades – always
ready for the next call. Even this prepara-
tion had to be supplemented by calling
in the sign shop staff to make additional
“road closed” signs to handle the wide-
spread evacuation area.
Because of concern for the safety of per-
sonnel and reducing the environmental
impact of the event, the fire was allowed
to burn itself out. By Thursday evening,
the fire was out and cleanup efforts began.
CSX removed and replaced contaminated
soil around the area of the fire. Agencies
continued water monitoring.
Since this event happened in an area
where two cities and a county were
involved, there was required cooperation
among the three governments. “While the
beginning of the situation felt chaotic as
CMI Equipment Sales, Inc.
P.O. Box 78098 • 2405 Dickerson Rd. • Nashville, TN 37207
SALES PARTS SERVICE
Efficient,
Easy to maintain
& Street Tough
City of Nashville purchases new Laymor
Sweepmaster 400 from CMI Equipment Sales, Inc.
1400 Nashville City Center • 511 Union Street • Nashville, TN 37219 • 615-770-8100 615-227-7800 • FAX 615-227-4013
1661 International Drive • Suite 400 • Memphis, TN 38120 • 901-753-5590 www.cmiequip.com
2095 Lakeside Centre Way • Suite 120 • Knoxville, TN 37922 • 865-521-6777 Contact:
www.gspnet.com Wayne Cope Terry Wilkes
James McCormick John Scott Chad Ray
View online at tnpublicworks.com 23
road barricades for one evacuation area everything was handled. All the agencies extinguished but the evacuation remained
before the area expanded, and the barri- and departments worked together and the in place until noon on July 3.
cades had to be moved. Prior to barricade relationship that we have built over time
placement, police officers were required to really became clear during this situation,” CSX brought in contractors to manage
block the roads. Every barricade placed al- Green said. the event and the remediation process. In
lowed a police officer to be more available this situation, they managed the process
for needs of the overall effort. Blount County, City of Maryville and of repairing broken pavement and road
City of Alcoa were involved in the evacu- surfaces, clean up and site remediation.
Green’s crew is always ready for the call. ation. Maryville Public Works executed The public works crew was mainly
Trucks are parked in a designated location the road closings for the entire evacua-
near emergency equipment, and there is Continued on page 24
a truck loaded with barricades – always
ready for the next call. Even this prepara-
tion had to be supplemented by calling
in the sign shop staff to make additional
“road closed” signs to handle the wide-
spread evacuation area.
Because of concern for the safety of per-
sonnel and reducing the environmental
impact of the event, the fire was allowed
to burn itself out. By Thursday evening,
the fire was out and cleanup efforts began.
CSX removed and replaced contaminated
soil around the area of the fire. Agencies
continued water monitoring.
Since this event happened in an area
where two cities and a county were
involved, there was required cooperation
among the three governments. “While the
beginning of the situation felt chaotic as
CMI Equipment Sales, Inc.
P.O. Box 78098 • 2405 Dickerson Rd. • Nashville, TN 37207
SALES PARTS SERVICE
Efficient,
Easy to maintain
& Street Tough
City of Nashville purchases new Laymor
Sweepmaster 400 from CMI Equipment Sales, Inc.
1400 Nashville City Center • 511 Union Street • Nashville, TN 37219 • 615-770-8100 615-227-7800 • FAX 615-227-4013
1661 International Drive • Suite 400 • Memphis, TN 38120 • 901-753-5590 www.cmiequip.com
2095 Lakeside Centre Way • Suite 120 • Knoxville, TN 37922 • 865-521-6777 Contact:
www.gspnet.com Wayne Cope Terry Wilkes
James McCormick John Scott Chad Ray
View online at tnpublicworks.com 23
