COMPLIANCE INFO_WARRANT RETURN OF INSPECTION 10/28/2002

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then left saying that he could be reached at the Escalon Fire Department. At 2:05 the Sheriff Deputy found me while I waited at Mr. Lane's residence. I explained what had Already taken place and that I intended to wait for Mr. Lane or his representative for up to half an hour to make a personal contact. I requested that the Sheriff wait on Santa Fe Road south of the property at 232001 S. Santa Fe Road to watch for Mr. Lane while I waited between Mr. Lane's residence and the property. While I waited, I attempted to phone David Irey to update him on the situation and left a message when no one in his office could be reached. At approximately 2:10, 1 was speaking on the cellular phone with Janet Keeter, Assistant Coordinator, San Joaquin County OES, updating her concerning the situation so that she could deliver a message to David Irey. A white male (approximate age of 23 years) driving a pickup truck stopped and identified himself as a friend of Bill Lane, and asked what I was doing there. I identified myself and explained that I was waiting for Bill Lane so that we could arrange for the fire to be put out. The gentleman said that he would contact Bill, and that his (the gentleman's, not Mr. Lane's) father would soon arrive with equipment to put out the fire. The gentleman left, and within five minutes Bill Lane approached my vehicle walking from the direction of his residence. Still on the phone, I stated out loud "Janet, I have to put you on hold" before placing the cellular phone handset on the dash faced towards Mr. Lane. I did not actually place Janet Keeter on hold, instead I hoped she would be able to overhear the conversation between Mr. Lane and myself. Later, Janet Keeter admitted that she could not hear any of the conversation. I introduced myself, gave him my business card and explained that complaints had been made concerning the fire and smoke on his property, and insisted that the fire be put out "today". I emphasized that if Mr. Lane was not able to put out the fire that afternoon, then the Fire Department would come in and do whatever was needed to extinguish the fire. For the first two to three minutes I listened while Mr. Lane spoke quickly and loudly using profanity to explain his situation. I sensed that a confrontation was imminent, and Mr. Lane seemed irritated by my presence. As he spoke he moved closer to me until our faces were less than one foot apart and I was backed up against my vehicle. Seconds later, I noted a complete change in Mr. Lane's behavior. He stopped using profanity, slowed his speech, lowered his voice and backed off to a distance of between two and three feet and asked, "Who called the Sheriff?" In my peripheral vision I saw that the Deputy Sheriff had just parked his vehicle to the south of my vehicle. I explained that the Fire Department requested a Sheriff be present if they had to enter his property and put out the fire. Mr. Lane said, "I don't want any trouble" to which I replied, "Me neither, we just want the fire out today." Mr. Lane said that he would put out the fire that afternoon using his Caterpillar tractor to smother the.fire with dirt, and if needed he would also use his water truck. Mr. Lane agreed to contact me later that day if he was not able to extinguish the fire or if the fire started again in the future. I sensed that Mr. Lane was uncomfortable around the Deputy Sheriff and noticed that he quickly walked back in the direction of his residence as soon as our converastion ended. I estimate that our conversation ended at 2:30, and at that time I explained the agreement that had been made to the Deputy Sheriff and asked if this area was part of his normal patrol. The Deputy replied that his patrol area was actually around Ripon and Manteca, so I released him from the scene and did not ask that he check Mr. Lane's progress later in the day. I decided to return to the OES office before meeting with David Irey. Between 3:30 and 3:45 1 received a phone call from Jim Cocco, complaining that the fire was