A Yakima citizen asked about their neighbors burning garbage in their backyard, and leaving it unattended. The smoke and odor was unbearable and asked for suggestions of what can be done.
According to various news reports, fires from dumped smoking, burning or smoldering garbage trigger a lot of fires in the US annually.
Smoldering garbage put out at Othello transfer station
Earlier this week, Wednesday afternoon, workers at the Waste Management Transfer Station in Othello put out a call for county fire crews, after a large dump truck let go of a load of what was described as sm