The History of the FICA Landfill (III). 1980-1984: FICA’s fiery finish
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Arlington firefighters pour water on a fire that broke out at the FICA landfill. Firefighters had to unearth about 15-feet of garbage to get at smoldering embers, and an estimated 4.5 million gallons of water washed refuse into the Casperkill. It was not until April 1980—three years after the Van Wagner Road landfill began operating—that […]