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Three people fined for burning tires and other waste
The Iowa Office of Natural Assets not too long ago arrived at agreements with three folks in distinct pieces of the state who illegally burned tires, creating particles, cars and other waste in the past various several years. Recently released administrative agreements amongst the division and the guys disclosed the following incidents and fines that resulted: James Whistler, of Van Wert in south-central Iowa, was fined $5,000 for illegally accumulating and burning various tires, motor vehicles and other squander. The difficulties day back to September 2017, when someone complained that hundreds of waste tires had been hauled to the website. Less than two months later on, the DNR issued a…
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Maquoketa company fined for burning tires along with trees
Tires were used as fuel to burn trees north of Clinton in December. (Photo courtesy of Iowa DNR) An eastern Iowa company was fined $4,500 for placing waste tires among tree debris to hasten its burning in December, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Someone reported on Dec. 5 a sudden accumulation of tires and a subsequent fire in a rural area north of Clinton near the Mississippi River, DNR records show. A DNR officer who responded to the report saw dark smoke emanating from a stand of trees and talked to the property owner, Thomas Stevenson, who said up to 10 tires had been burned. People are…
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Jackson firefighter on his way home from work helps save man from burning Jeep
A Jackson firefighter is being referred to as a hero just after he helped pull a gentleman to safety from a burning car or truck immediately after a crash. Veteran firefighter Tavaris Patton just received off responsibility at Station 25 on Siwell Highway and was heading dwelling when he noticed a burning Jeep with a person trapped inside of. It occurred early Monday on Pearson Highway in close proximity to Whitfield in Pearl. The Jeep burst into flames soon after a head-on collision with one more automobile.”And I bounce on the Jeep to assist and then I see that the person is still in his seatbelt. It was form of…







