Landowner facing charges after burning tire pile
CINCINNATUS – A Cortland County landowner is facing charges from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation after multiple fire departments including four from Chenango County fought for several hours to extinguish a pile of truck tires that had caught on fire.
According to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Public Information Officer Kevin O. Frazier, at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday DEC Environmental Conservation Officers responded to reports of a tire fire at 5935 Staley Road in the Town of Cincinnatus in Cortland County.
While Frazier didn’t name the individual charged, he said the landowner started the fire, and is facing three charges. He said the charges are disposing of waste other than authorized by the DEC, a violation; burn, cause, suffer, allow or permit the burning of any materials in an open fire other than as allowed, a misdemeanor; and setting fire on or near forest land and leaving such fires unattended and unquenched, a violation.
“The officers determined that at approximately 11:30 a.m., the landowner ignited several bags of household waste in a burn pit and left the fire unattended,” said Frazier. “Approximately 30 minutes later, the landowner returned to discover the fire had spread through the dry grass to a pile of tires used for securing silage covers, and then to an adjacent pasture.”
He said an estimated 50-100 truck-sized tires burned in the fire, which was extinguished by local volunteer fire departments. He added that the ECOs observed no additional environmental impacts during the investigation.
A representative from the Cincinnatus Fire Department said fire departments from Chenango County including departments from McDonough, South Otselic, Smithville, and Pharsalia aided Cortland County Fire Departments in extinguishing the fire.
The representative added that the fire departments were released back into service at 4:30 p.m., approximately four hours from when the fire was started.
Frazier said the landowner is scheduled to appear in the Town of Cincinnatus at a later date.
According to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Public Information Officer Kevin O. Frazier, at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday DEC Environmental Conservation Officers responded to reports of a tire fire at 5935 Staley Road in the Town of Cincinnatus in Cortland County.
While Frazier didn’t name the individual charged, he said the landowner started the fire, and is facing three charges. He said the charges are disposing of waste other than authorized by the DEC, a violation; burn, cause, suffer, allow or permit the burning of any materials in an open fire other than as allowed, a misdemeanor; and setting fire on or near forest land and leaving such fires unattended and unquenched, a violation.
“The officers determined that at approximately 11:30 a.m., the landowner ignited several bags of household waste in a burn pit and left the fire unattended,” said Frazier. “Approximately 30 minutes later, the landowner returned to discover the fire had spread through the dry grass to a pile of tires used for securing silage covers, and then to an adjacent pasture.”
He said an estimated 50-100 truck-sized tires burned in the fire, which was extinguished by local volunteer fire departments. He added that the ECOs observed no additional environmental impacts during the investigation.
A representative from the Cincinnatus Fire Department said fire departments from Chenango County including departments from McDonough, South Otselic, Smithville, and Pharsalia aided Cortland County Fire Departments in extinguishing the fire.
The representative added that the fire departments were released back into service at 4:30 p.m., approximately four hours from when the fire was started.
Frazier said the landowner is scheduled to appear in the Town of Cincinnatus at a later date.
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