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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM A
CONSENT
INFORMATIONAL X
PUBLIC HEARING
REGULAR
March 11,2002
Meeting
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Authorization
REQUEST: The Fire Department is informing the City Commission of reimbursement of
$27,365.43 for services and supplies that were required to support operations at the
Affordable Tire Company fire.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Commission item is to inform the Commission that reimbursement
has been received from American States Insurance Company the carrier for the
property owner at 200 Old Sanford Oviedo Road that occurred on November 29,2001.
CONSIDERATIONS:
The fire at the Affordable Tire Company, 200 Old Sanford Oviedo Road, was the
single most destructive fire to have occurred in the history of the City of Winter
Springs. The fire was reported on Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 3:16 a.m., and
units remained on the scene until the fire was declared out on Monday, December 3,
2001. The fire caused an estimated 2.5 million dollar loss to the business and has been
by far the most challenging fire to control in our history.
To provide around the clock fire suppression, as well as the support necessary to
extinguish this type of fire, the Fire Department had to enlist the services of a private
contractor, and support agencies that are beyond the scope of normal Fire Department
operations. The expenses included (2) two construction equipment excavators and (1)
one dozier with operators, 565 gallons of class A foam (water additive for fire
suppression), hydrocarbon booms, fuel for fire equipment, and personnel rehabilitation
supplies. All of these supplies and services totaled $28,320.43 which is beyond the
normal budgeted funds allocated to the Fire Department.
The City Commission approved a supplemental appropriation on January 14,2002 and
the Department was instructed to seek reimbursement from insurance or grants from
local, state, or federal sources. Commissioner Gennel had also forwarded grant
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March II, 2002
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applications and other information to the Fire Chief from the Department of
Environmental Protection and the State Emergency Response Team. On February 27,
2002 the Fire Chief had received rejection from the State of Florida for reimbursement
(Attachment A) and was preparing to submit to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency when the check arrived from the insurance carrier for $27,365.43
(Attachment B).
FUNDING:
N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
For informational purposes only no action required.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Copy ofletter from Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
B. Copy of check received from American States Insurance Company.
COMMISSION ACTION:
Department of
Environmental Protection
FEB 2 7 2002
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Jeb Bush
Governor
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee. Florida 32399-3000
David B. Struhs
Secretary
February 18, 2002
Chief Timothy J, Lallathin
Winter Springs Fire Department
102 North Moss Road
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Dear Chief Lallathin,
I am writing this letter in response to your request for financial assistance from the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection for expenses incurred during your response to a tire
fire at the Affordable Tire Inc, property on November 29, 2001. Unfortunately, we do not have
the funds available nor are we authorized by any of our Statutes to reimburse fire departments
for their response expenses to this type of incident.
To seek reimbursement, I recommend you contact the U,S. Environmental Protection Agency's
Local Governments Reimbursement (LGR) Program to get information on applying for
reimbursements up to $25,000 from them, The LGR Program Helpline number is (800) 431-
9209 and their e-mail address is Igr,epa@epa,gov,
We can offer technical assistance to you in filing an application with the LGR Program. Please
contact Greg Lee at (850) 488-2974 and he will be pleased to discuss how we can assist you in
these efforts.
In closing, I want to recognize the outstanding efforts that your Department made in regard to
this significant tire fire, particularly the measures that were taken to contain run-off water
cO:'1taminated with hazardous constituents and firefighting foam from the fire, These materials
posed an environmental threat to nearby wetlands and Lake Jessup. Had these materials
entered the nearby surface waters in substantial quantities, the environmental impact might
have been severe. Thank you for your exceptional efforts at responding to this event.
Sincerely,
G~~
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Chief, Bureau of Emergency Response
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Printed on recyded paper,
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DATE 02/25/02
04686230
WINTER SPRING FIRE DEPARTMENT
ATTN: TIMOTHY J. LALLATHIN
102 NORTH MOSS ROAD
WINTER SPRINGS, FL 32708
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CHECK REQUEST NO 19582920
CLAIM NO 6000656015
INSURED MALLEK JOANN
ADJUSTER NO HEIRO
LOSS DATE 11-29-01
POLICY NO 7-01-CC-143357-5
AGENT NO 09-93089
AGENT NAME LASSITER-WARE, INC
TAX ID
DATE 02-25-02
AMOUNT *27,365.43
PAYEE WINTER SPRING FIRE DEPARTMENT
PYMT FOR AFFORDABLE TIRE FIRE AT 200 OLD SANFORD OVIEDO RD
TYPE OF CHECK
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