Full Notification

Public Information Release
September 23, 2015
Lieutenant Steve Brooks, Public Information Officer


Alert – Fire Debris Disposal

Eastlake Landfill in Lake County is not authorized to receive fire debris unless it has been lab tested to demonstrate it is free of asbestos and it also should not contain hazardous chemicals like you find around the home and in garages and sheds. In addition our land fill does not have the physical capacity to receive all the debris from the Valley, Rocky and Jerusalem fires. It has to be shipped out of the County at considerable expense.

Free cleanup and disposal is available. Sign up at the Local Assistance Center (LAC) located at the Senior Center, 21256 Washington Street, Middletown; or call the Lake County Environmental Health Department in Lakeport. 707-263-1164. Individuals are not being prohibited from hiring contractors and cleaning their own lots but the ash must be tested before it can be disposed of, and when the job is done there should be an official certification that the lot is clean of toxics.

Federal and State site assessment teams are now coming into the County to locate and remove hazardous materials from the burn locations. Each site will be tested for toxic residuals and asbestos content. The lab testing, removal and disposal is at no cost to the property owner. Each site will be left clean, with erosion protection for the winter and ready to build again.