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San Joaquin Valley <br />Unified Air Pollution Control District <br />Compfliance Department <br />4230 Kiernan Ave. <br />t <br />Modesto, CA 95356 <br />On June 9, 1998 at 8:00am, Reporting Inspector Rod Swartzendruber arrived at <br />an open field east of the T -intersection formed by Santa Fe and Henry Roads. <br />R/I observed several piles of tree limbs, tree stumps, metal and plastic trash. <br />The materials appeared to be purposefully gathered into the piles as they were <br />located next to a dirt road and tire tracks could be observed leading directly to <br />where the piles were formed. Several of the piles appeared to have been <br />burning for a long time and pictures were taken at the scene. <br />On June 9, 1998 at 4:57pm, R/I arrived at 23125 Henry Road and contacted Mr. <br />Bill Lane, owner of the residence. Mr. Lane stated that he owns the property <br />where the bum occurred. He further stated that on Saturday, June 6, 1998 at <br />about 7:00am, two young men in a pickup truck came onto the property and <br />ignited the piles of debris in the field. Mr. Lane stated that he was sleeping at the <br />time and a young man driving by his residence (who he did not know) told him <br />about the two men in the pickup truck. <br />Mr. Lane stated that he intends to sell the property where the burn occurred and <br />has been trying to clean it up. He stated that he hoped to sell the property before <br />it went into foreclosure. Mr. Lane further informed R/I that grass growing to the <br />south of his property was a safety hazard and he could not understand why the <br />District prohibits the burning of the grass in order to eliminate the hazard. <br />When informed that, as the owner of the property where the burn occurred, he <br />was subject to violation of District Rule 4301, Open Burning, Mr. Lane became <br />upset. He stated that he had "killed a guy" 13 years ago and was currently on <br />probation. He further stated that anything the District could do to him was <br />nothing compared to what he had gone through in the past. Mr. Lane stated that <br />he did not start the fire and he would "go before the judge". <br />Rodney Swartzendruber <br />Inspector, SJVUAPCD David L. Crow <br />E-ecut!-.-e Direcror,.4ir ?9flurion Contrni Off <br />,)Tcer <br />Northern Region <br />Central Region Southern Region <br />