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FILED Feb 05, 2025 Clerk, Environmental Appeals Board ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD INITIALS ________________________ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. In re Phoenix Fire Systems, LLC, d/b/a Basic Fire Protection ) ) ) Docket No. CAA-2025-8463 ) ) ) ) FINAL ORDER Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 22.18(b)-(c) of EPA's Consolidated Rules of Practice, the attached Consent Agreement resolving this matter is incorporated by reference into this Final Order and is hereby ratified. The Respondent is ORDERED to comply with all terms of the Consent Agreement, effective immediately. So ordered.1 ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD Dated: February 5, 2025 ________________________________ Aaron P. Avila Environmental Appeals Judge 1 The three-member panel ratifying this matter is composed of Environmental Appeals Judges Aaron P. Avila, Wendy L. Blake, and Mary Kay Lynch. 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