An Ohio junk yard was the home of a large scrap yard fire that occurred on their premises, dealing yet another blow to the auto recycling, auto scrap, junk vehicle and “cash buyer of cars” industry. Luckily enough, Cleveland is a long way from Marietta, OH where this noteworthy fire inflicted damage at the recycling yard involved with auto recycling and auto scrap. Fuel from perhaps a tank or junk vehicle was a possible catalyst at the GreenLeaf Recycling Center. We are not certain whether Greenleaf is a junk vehicle buyer, cash buyer of cars or what their primary function is within the auto scrap and/or auto recycling industry.
The July 14th edition of the Marietta Times has a story from Seth Shawver stating that a “huge blaze destroys 3 buildings at facility in Moore’s Junction on Ohio 7.” As a result of this they report that “Route 7 between Belpre and Marietta reopened at 12:30 a.m. Monday. Some firefighters stayed over-night @ Greenleaf Auto Recycling Facility. No word yet on what started the fire.” I am curious what these “three buildings” were. Were these structures storing junk vehicle or auto scrap components? We are not clear on if GL is where to get cash for an old car or if they are a place that needs to internally audit the safety practices in the State of Ohio. Is this a home for a cash buyer of cars, or simply a place that fails to recognize the importance of, and danger associated with, fuels like gasoline in the auto recycling market?
The good news is that the City of Marietta seems to have a strong fire department, well equipped to handle larger blazes then this one and their records indicate handling over 300 fire calls a year. The Marietta FD states they have 34 Firefighter/EMT/Hazardous Materials Technicians on staff, several of which have served in the Department for over 20 years! They maintain (4) fire stations and been in existence since 1894. This is a more than adequate for department for coverage of to 14,000 taxpayers. To illustrate this, the City of Cleveland has 771 firefighters for a population of 396,000 while Marietta has 24 firefighters for a population of 14,000. To summarize, Marietta has a firefighter for every 411 people, while Cleveland has one for only every 513 people, roughly a 20% difference.
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