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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: " Supervisor Tom Torlakson
Costa
DATE: April 21, 1987 County
SUBJECT: UNCONTROLLED BURNING IN THE DELTA AREA
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Request the County Administrator to
coordinate referral of uncontrolled burning on Delta islands to the
Fish & Wildlife Study Committee, the Fire Chiefs' Association, the
Health Services Department and the Bay Area Air Pollution Control
Board to determine if. there are any issues that should be pursued in
terms of policies within Contra Costa County and/or coordination with
other counties and fire districts. ;
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On two recent occasions in the past
few months, large, visible smoky fires on Delta islands and marsh
lands on the Solano and San Joaquin side of the river and Suisun Bay
in the Antioch and Pittsburg area have occurred. Huge, enormous
clouds of smoke darkened the sky.
Newspaper accounts indicated that fire officials simply allowed
these fires to burn out of control since there were no structures
believed to be in the area to protect. Ashes drifted for miles
away--all the way to Antioch, in, one case including a school yard and
my front yard. I understand that many of these fires ,are set by
hunters. I am questioning whether these fires should be allowed to
burn out of control and are there any potential air pollution and
health problems from the uncontrolled burning?
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT! YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 28, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT IIT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
, ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED A� AW. Z 4f 1l
Dave Okita, CDD UnI ,1@ 0:, Clem of the BoW 0
Fire Chiefs' Assn &MAWS&Cvj*AdJAliliSjdv
Health Services Director
Bay Area Air Pollution Control 'Board
M382/7-68 BY , DEPUTY