Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 703-385-4419 and Fax:703-385-1687
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire

12/11/06

Refuse Trailer Catches Fire

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a tractor-trailer fire at a Fairfax County Recycling Center and Refuse Transfer Station Saturday, December 9, 2006, at approximately 10 a.m. It is located at 4618 West Ox Road.

Firefighters reported a large trailer fully involved upon arrival. The fire was contained to the trailer. It took firefighters approximately 45 minutes to put the fire out. A county employee separated the tractor from the trailer prior to the arrival of firefighters. There were no injuries.

Damage is estimated at $75,000.

According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. An unknown ignition source started the fire within the trailer.

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raul G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY: 703-385-4419. Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request.