Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Despite garbage truck fire, Evergreen Disposal continues service to Valley clients
Fire flares up as the SVFD works to put it out.
Smoke billows from behind the cab of the garbage truck on Thursday night.
A member of the Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department extinguishes the truck fire.
Fire can be seen through the smoke as SVFD works to put the fire out.
Evergreen Disposal was briefly handicapped over the weekend following a fire in one of their garbage trucks, but the Encampment-based trash hauler is showing that they won't be kept down for long.
At approximately 5:45 p.m. on January 16, the Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) was called to respond to reports of a fire at 210 N. State Street in Saratoga. A fire in one of the garbage trucks was observed upon arrival and the fire was eventually extinguished.
The garbage truck was one of three owned by Evergreen Disposal and, at the time, was the only one that was operational. The other two trucks were down for maintenance. The Saratoga Sun reached out to the SVFD to inquire as to the cause of the fire. Tuesday morning, SVFD member Creed James informed the Sun that no exact cause for the fire had been determined.
Creed wanted to remind people, however, to properly extinguish embers before putting them in the trash. This sentiment was echoed in a post on the SVFD Facebook page on Thursday evening.
On Friday, Ron Munson, co-owner of Evergreen Disposal, and his son, Luke, ensured there was no disruption of service to their clients. While the garbage trucks may have been down, Evergreen Disposal transported their clients' solid waste through the use of pickup trucks and trailers. Ron Munson informed the Sun on Friday that efforts were underway to get one of the other two garbage trucks running, again.
As of Monday morning those efforts were successful, according to Susan Munson. One truck was repaired over the weekend and working on a route.
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