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Resident warns of toxic fire risk from scrap-tire dump sites; council hears request for town meeting

Anniston City Council · January 27, 2026
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Summary

LaShay Robinson told the council that local scrap-tire dump sites contain 'thousands' of tires, warned fires would be toxic and difficult to extinguish, cited ADEM, and asked for a community meeting; a resident asked the city to confirm compliance.

LaShay Robinson told the Anniston City Council that she researched local scrap-tire dump sites and described them as a significant fire and health hazard, saying that if a site "catch[es] on fire, it is toxic. You cannot put that out." She said she had contacted the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)…

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