Uncontrolled burn

Location: Westmorland, CA, USA

Category: Air

Description:

Uncontrolled burn in neighboring community of West Moreland, the imperial county air pollution control district has been notified and is sending an inspector to check out the premises, however, based on the information given to me by the APD, there is no current authorized to burn in the community if you see, there is a big smoldering cloud And is affecting neighboring communities there is currently school in session at Westmoreland Union Elementary school

Administrator Comment: 9/27/2024: The report was forwarded to APCD. 10/1/2024: “On Friday, September 27, 2024, at around 12:30 pm, ICAPCD received an anonymous person inquiring if our agency authorized a burn in Westmorland, CA. The reporting party was concerned since a burn in the area appeared to be out of control and is near the city/school. At around 1:43 pm, ICAPCD Staff arrived in the east side of the town of Westmorland, next to the Westmorland School District (200 S. C Street, Westmorland, CA). Staff did not see anyone burning next to the school. For today (09/27/24), ICAPCD authorized a burn of 72 acres of corn stack at Sumac 90, crossroads Cady Rd. & Fox Rd. in Westmorland, CA. At the time of this inspection, winds were variable. The agricultural field control burn was 3.33 miles away, toward the southwest, from the City of Westmorland. Staff stayed for 15 minutes next to the school, and during this time the smoke from the agricultural field burn was traveling southeast, approaching the south end of Westmorland. At the time of the inspection, ICAPCD Staff did not witness any smoke impacting Westmorland Union Elementary School District or the City of Westmorland. At approximately at 2:05 p.m., ICAPCD Staff left the City of Westmorland. On Friday, September 27, 2024, at around 2:31 p.m., ICAPCD received a complaint (7890) from an Anonymous Source that was forwarded by DTSC from the IVAN Imperial reporting website. The complaint was regarding an uncontrolled burn in the neighboring community of Westmorland and is affecting the school that is in session at Westmorland Union Elementary School District. ICAPCD Staff had already conducted an investigation into this report/complaint, and will be forwarding their investigation results to the IVAN Imperial reporting website. This concludes the investigation into this report/complaint.”