VIDEO: Multiple agencies responded to a tire fire in DeKalb County on Saturday.
The DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency, along with Marshall County Emergency Agency, Jackson County Emergency Management, Alabama Emergency Management, Alabama Department Environmental Management (ADEM), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Alabama Forestry Commission, local fire departments including Aroney, Sardis, Boaz, Rainsville, Section/Macedonia, Kilpatrick and Crossville are monitoring a tire fire located on 244 County Road 379 Boaz (DeKalb County) that is producing heavy smoke in the area.
Authorities said tire fires release thick black smoke that can be hazardous to your health, especially for individuals with asthma, respiratory conditions, or other underlying health concerns.
EPA, at the request of ADEM and AEMA, mobilized to assist with air monitoring. Authorities said EPA has established two air monitoring stations to monitor air quality at the closest residences to the source and directly downwind.
