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Fire chief details repeated mulch fires, mutual‑aid water tenders used to extinguish piles
Summary
The fire chief told the board that recent mulch piles experienced spontaneous combustion, creating air‑quality and neighborhood concerns; the department used mutual aid water tenders and retracted a burn permit to reduce risk.
La Verne's fire chief updated the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on March 4 about repeated fires in commercial mulch piles and the department's response to reduce risk to nearby neighborhoods.
Chief Beasley said crews responded multiple times to mulch‑pile fires that he attributed to spontaneous combustion inside compressed piles of processed wood. "The tighter it…
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