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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6B - Fire Rings Discussion of Issues & Solutions�gWPov CITY OF O� 6 NE"WAVORT BEACH �Z,FoaN' PB &R Commission Staff Report Agenda Item No. 6B February 7, 2012 TO: Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission FROM: Laura Detweiler, Recreation & Senior Services Director 949 - 644 -3157, recreation @newportbeachca.gov TITLE: Beach Fire Rings Discussion of Issues and Solutions RECOMMENDATION: The Parks, Beaches & Recreation (PB &R) Commission discuss solutions related to beach fire ring issues and forward a recommendation to the City Council. DISCUSSION: The City Council has requested that the PB &R Commission review issues related to the City's beach fire rings and examine options to remedy these concerns. Fire rings are located on the beach in two areas including Corona del Mar (27 fire rings) and the Balboa Pier area (33 fire rings). While fire rings are liked by many beachgoers, concerns about them include: • Health impacts to nearby residents and other beachgoers due to smoke and particulate matter from the rings' use. • Safety of fire ring users and other beachgoers when hot ash is not doused or disposed of properly, or when individuals are injured after falling near or in a fire ring. • Beach curfew violations by persons using the fire rings who can be reluctant to leave the beach when directed to do so by Police. A spectrum of solutions to be considered includes but is not limited to the following: • Partial or full removal of fire rings. • Limit hours of operation of fire rings. • Limit types of burning product (i.e. Duraflame roasting logs which burn 60% cleaner than wood). This would require staffing to monitor and sell logs. • A combination of the above options. • Fire rings remain as they currently exist. Staff has conducted research to gather information related to fire rings located in the Southern California area which is provided in Attachment A. Further information collected and provided by Commissioner Hamilton related to health and safety concerns is provided in Attachment B. Correspondence from the public received prior to the printing of this staff is provided in Attachment C. Beach Fire Rings Discussion of Issues and Solutions February 07, 2012 Page 2 NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the PB &R Commission considers the item). Public notices were distributed to 2100 residences adjacent to the fire rings as well as five homeowners associations to include Corona del Mar Residents Association, Central Newport Beach Community Association, West Newport Beach Association, Balboa Village Business Improvement District and Balboa Peninsula Point Association. The notice was also posted on the home page of the City's website. Submitted by: Laura Detw , Director Recreation & Senior Services Department Attachment A. Southern California Fire Ring Information and Regulations B. Research Materials Provided by Commissioner Hamilton C. Correspondence Received by the Public ATTACHMENT w So. Cal. Fire Ring Information Approx. Homes Number Of within 300 Fire Rings Campground Curfew Ft. A iso Beach (Urange 41 0 County) 7 Balboa Pier (City • Newport Beach) 33 Bolsa Chica State Beach 182 Cabrillo Beach (City . SanPedro /LA) 6 Corona del Mar State • Beach 27 Coronado North Beach (City Coronado/ SD) 4 Dockweiler State Beach 90 r Doheny State Beach 32 Harbor Beach (City Oceanside) 24 Huntington City Beach 83 Huntington State Beach 200 Lalolla Shores (City ` La)olla /SD) 6 Mission Bay (City San 0 Diego) 186 Ocean City (San Diego) 0 Beach 8 Pier View (City Oceanside) 11 . San Clemente City Beach 9 San Clemente State . Beach 160 San Onofre State Beach 200 Silver Strand State Beach 6 South Carlsbad State Beach 222 Thornhill Broom, Point Magu State Beach 37 Southern California Fire Ring Information and Regulations Summary of Beach Fire Ring Regulations City of Newport Beach Regulations: The fire rings within the City of Newport Beach are available for use on a first come, r1rstserved basis. There are 33 fire rings at the Balboa Pier, west of the Balboa parking lot, and at B Street on the south side of the pier. Additionally, there are 27 fire rings at the north -end of Corona del Mar State Beach. They are available year -round during the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Fires on the beach are only permitted in the designated fire rings. Only wood is permitted to be burned in the rings. No pallet burning is allowed as the fire must be contained within the total fuel area. Orange County Regulations: Fire rings are available on a first come first serve basis, you must be present to reserve a fire ring. There is a 10pm curfew for county parks with fire rings. Any belongings left to reserve a fire ring that is unattended will be removed. Grill screens may be added for barbeque purposes to the fire ring. Personal barbeques of any type are not allowed, fire Is to remain in fire rings only. One fire ring per group "ONLY ". Ventura County Regulations: Outdoor fires (in fire rings) shall not be built, ignited or maintained In or under the following conditions: 1. When high winds are blowing 2. When a person 17 years old is not present at all times to watch and tend such fire 3. When a public announcement is made that open burning is prohibited. *Ventura County Fire Cade, M304.6 Outdoor Fires, Passed and Adopted November 2010. Los Angeles County Regulations: No barbecues or bonfires are allowed on any of the Los Angeles County Beaches (or parking lots) except in the fire pits at Dockweiler Beach. *County Code section 17.12.370 San Diego County Regulations: No person using a park stove or fire ring shall any untidy or unsanitary condition, nor shall from all cooking and eating utensils and wa! who uses a park stove or fire ring, when extinguish the fire therein *County Code section 41.119 Stoves and Fire Rings permit such stove or fire ring to remain In any such person fail to clear away there to matter after use thereof. Any person >uch use is completed, shall completely City of Oceanside Regulations: Fire Rings: Fire rings are available on a first come first serve basis. Fires are allowed in designated City fire rings ONLY. No fires are allowed from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily. There is no curfew on fire rings at Harbor Beach. All wood must be no longer than 30 inches in length and must not be allowed to rise above the height of the fire ring more than 2 feet. You must attend your fire at all times. Any unattended wood will be removed and disposed of. No chemically treated wood is allowed. The use of pallets is forbidden. Do not cut or break apart wood on the beach, street, walkways, or parking areas. When finished, extinguish embers or fires with WATER ONLY — NOT SAND! If you wish to bring your own barbecue, it must be elevated off the ground. Coals must be removed or disposed of in the hot -coal container located at Tyson Street Park, or Harbor Lot 12 on Harbor Beach, across the street from the Harbor Fishing Pier, or in a fire ring. City of San Clemente Regulations: No person start or permit to be maintained any fire on any public or private beach except in a designated fire ring or pit or in a suitable metal or other container that is elevated off of the sand to prevent overheating of the sand. Only wood, charcoal, or paper products may be used as fuel. No painted or chemically treated wood is allowed. All fuel material must fit within the inside edge of the fire ring and may not rise higher than approximately two (2) feet above the top edge of the fire ring. Enforcement personnel may order the extinguishment of any fire for any safety or public welfare reason, including but not limited to, the risk of unintended fires due to location or proximity of fires to hazardous areas, types of fuel, wind speed, wind direction, or flying embers. In addition, no person shall dispose of any coals, embers, or other burning or burnt materials upon or around the municipal pier or any public or private beach (including without limitation in any trash receptacle) except as follows: A. Disposal in a designated fire ring or pit; or B. Disposal of completely cooled materials in a trash receptacle. Fire rings and City Beaches have 4:00am to 12:00midnight curfew. *City municipal Code section 12.32.050 Fires on the Beach and Pier. City of Huntington Beach Regulations: No person shall light, kindle, set or maintain fires or coals thereon, except in the fire rings provided therefore, or in self - contained BBQ's kept within six (6) feet of a fire ring, except by permit issued by the Director. There Is a curfew of 10pm. Disposable heating BBQ materials shall not be deposited anywhere except within the Inside perimeter of the fire ring. The heating element of self- contained BBQs must be raised at least eighteen (18) inches above the surface of the sand. *13.08.060 Fires 769 -7/60, Urg 1306 -3167, 3606 -6/03 City of Los Angeles Regulations: Fire rings are available on a first come first serve basis. Fires are allowed in designated fire rings ONLY. No fires allowed after 10:00pm daily unless specified otherwise. Barbecuing is allowed in the fire rings and designated BBQ's only. No outside BBQ's are permitted. *Clty of Los Angeles Park Rangers Dept. (323) 644 -6661. City of San Diego Regulations: Fire rings are available on a first come first serve basis, however for a group of 20 or more reservations are required and can be obtained through the Parks and Recreation Department. No beach fires between the hours of 12am and 5am. Barbecuing is permitted in the fire rings and personal BBQ's. All wood must not be allowed to rise above the height of the fire ring more than 2 feet. Wood must be free from paint, nails, and laminates. No pallets are allowed to be burned. California State Park Regulations: Fire rings are available on a first come first serve basis, unless in a designated campground in which reservations are required. Beach fires must be in a designated concrete fire ring only. For non - campground fire rings, a curfew of 10pm will be enforced. Portable fire containers are not allowed on the beach, or any other sand area, unless placed inside a concrete fire ring. Camp stoves and fire containers must be within the lines of your campsite and be elevated six inches or more above the pavement. Fires must be maintained in a manner that does not threaten any person or property. Coals or ashes must be deposited in a "Hot Coals" container (red cans located next to dumpsters) or a fire ring. Hot coals and fires should be put out with water, not sand. *www.parks.ca.gov National Parks Service Regulations: You can help keep the tradition of ocean beach fires alive by following these simple rules: • No fires outside rings. • No glass in the fires. • Burn only untreated, unpainted wood, to keep pollutants and poisons out of the air. • Don't burn pallets or any wood containing nails or other hardware —these sharp metal objects can be dangerous. • Bring your own firewood- -don't use driftwood or other natural debris, as they serve as wildlife habitat. Gathering, cutting or scavenging of firewood or kindling is not permitted at the beach or in the park. Locally grown firewood is best. • Burn Clean. Avoid using accelerants such as lighter fluid, as they leave pollution and poisons in the sand and the air. Paper and kindling are preferred. • Don't burn trash. Most trash gives off pollution and poisonous gases, • Don't try to put out a fire with sand. It only hides and insulates the fire, leaving it more dangerous. Instead, leave the fire to burn out, or put it out with water. • Minors must be supervised by one person 21 or over for each 10 people under 18. • Groups of more than 25 people must obtain a permit by calling (415) 561 -4300. • Overnight camping is prohibited. • Observe all posted regulations. • Please observe "Spare the Air days" and do not burn beach fires when air pollution Is severe. When air pollution reaches unhealthy levels, the Air Quality Management District notifies the public by declaring a "Spare the Air day." To find out if today is a "Spare the Air day," visit www.sparetheair.org or call 1- 800 -HELP -AIR. *www.nps.gov ATTACHMENT 0 Newport Beach Fire Rings Research Materials Submitted by Kathy Hamilton, Parks Beaches and Recreation Commissioner December 13, 2011 FIRE RING HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES Air Quality Management District Rule 445 Purpose - To reduce the emission of particulate matter from wood burning devices. The SCAQMD Governing Board adopted Rule 445 on March 7, 2008, which applies to the South Coast Air Basin which includes all of Orange County, effective as of November 1, 2011. This applies to any landowner or land occupier who operates a wood burning device or portable outdoor wood burning device. Under this rule, no permanently installed indoor and outdoor wood burning devices are allowed in new developments. In other words, new wood burning fireplaces and outdoor wood burning devices are not allowed as of Nov. 2011 Dr. Elaine Chang, Deputy Executive Offer of the SCAQMD said "If you can smell It, it's toxic, even if Ws plain, clean wood because it is the wood particulates that get into the lungs and cause damage and illness." Other air quality specialists from the SCAQMD have said the same thing. "If you can smell it, it's toxic. Even clean wood is toxic because it's about tiny wood particulates that get into the lungs and cause damage and illness. According to the SCAQMD, wood smoke contains a mixture of gases and fine particles that can cause burning eyes, runny nose, and bronchitis. Even limited exposure to smoke can be harmful to human health, particularly to the health of children, the elderly, and those with chronic health conditions. Besides fine par- ticulates, wood smoke also contains carbon monoxide and toxic compounds, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons also known as PAHs. These are all potential carcinogens. Cigarette smoking is forbidden on beaches for the health and safety of beachgoers. Why, then, are fire rings allowed with the much higher levels of toxicity they emit? Wood smoke is vastly more concentrated than cigarette smoke. Persons who visit the beaches and those who live around the beaches are FORCED to breathe the toxic air emitted from fire rings. The Grossman Burn Center received 7 emergency burn referrals for children in ONE weekend this summer of 2011. Five of them were for fire ring burns. Grosssman's quote is "There are always too many fire pit burns." The UCI Burn Center treated 23 fire pit burn injuries in 2009,17 were children. Sand locks in heat, making smoldering wood even hotter. HALF of injuries treated at UCI Burn Center occur at the beach: most involve children 6 and younger who fall into fire pits. Delaney Deems, two years old, received 2nd and 3rd degree burns on the bottom of her feet when she accidently stepped into a fire ring that appeared to be a sand box in August, 2009 A 14 year old girl stepped on what appeared to be just sand but was a fire pit dug in the sand, then covered up. She received 3rd degree burns on the bottom of her feet. Big Corona last summer. Summer of 2009. A five year old boy received 3rd degree burns on the bottoms of his feet in San Clemente. His family owns a restaurant in Laguna and struggled to pay the medical bills. The city of San Clemente settled. Corona del Mar neighbors have soot on their window sills and outdoor furniture and have had embers land on their decks. Names available. As of April, 2011, the Lung Association gave Orange County an F grade for ozone and short spikes of particle pollution which are bits of soot than can work their way into the lungs. Bonnie Holmes -Gen, senior policy director for the Lung Association says that air pollution does continue to cause significant illness and death in California. THE LUNG ASSOCIATION SAYS WE SHOULD ALL AVOID BREATHING BURNING WOOD. There are 1000 miles of California beaches. From and including Ventura County to the Oregon border, there are only FOUR beaches with fire rings. Los Angeles County has 42 beaches. Only two beaches have fire rings. Orange County has 48 beaches. At least nine beaches have fire rings Orange County and San Diego County have the highest concentration of fire rings in all of California There are 450 beaches in California. Only 29 beaches (most in Orange and San Diego counties) are ALLOWED (ordinance wording) to have fire rings. August 10, 2011, a family filed suit against the city of Huntington Beach when their six year old son fell into a fire ring and suffered severe burns. Perspective: Crystal Cove is 31/2 miles long. It closes at sunset 365 day a year. It has no fire rings. Big Corona is % mi. long, closes at 10pm 365 days a year and has 27 fire rings. I AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: Fighting for Air American Lung Association Says Wood Smoke Pollution Hazardous to Health As cooler temperatures begin to mark the beginning of fall, the American Lung Association of California is urging the public to avoid wood burning and to consider cleaner burning alternatives. Burning wood emits haul toxars acrd fire pardoWint�he4v ti00 can worsen Iftath ng pmblerns and lead to heart am4laing disease and even early dam. "Breathing parfle pollution — or soot — can literally sl uft life and ssad am mst residents to the emergency moor. Study after study shows that when particle pollution levels increase, people can die," said David Pepper, MD, a volunteer of the American Lung Association in California. Wood smoke poses a special threat to people with asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and should be actively avoided by those with lung disease. The American Ling Association strongly recommends using cleaner, less toxic sources of heat, such as natural gas. Converting a wood - burning fireplace or stove to use either natural gas or propane will eliminate exposure to the dangerous toxins wood burning generates including dioxin, arsenic and formaldehyde. Wood smoke is the largest source of wintertime particle pollution in the Bay Area. Numerous studies have linked wood smoke exposure with exacerbation of lung disease. In the greater Bay Area, nearly one million residents have lung disease. "When they breathe wood smoke, they suffer even more," said Dr. Pepper. As with any pollution, children are especially at risk. Their lungs do not fully form until the age of 18 and cumulative exposures of wood smoke can lead to reduced lung function and risk of future disease. For asthmatic children, breathing wood smoke can lead to immediate harm, including astluna attacks and respiratory distress. Although both natural gas and propane stoves are muoh cleaner than their wood- burning alternatives, these devices must be directly vented outside the home to reduce exposure to carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and other emissions produced by these energy sources. The American Lung Association warns that gas and propane stoves can be a threat to any family's health without proper outdoor ventilation. Indoor exposures to wood smoke can also pose health risks to residents. "Studies have also shown that people using wood burning devices to heat their homes can be routinely exposed to excessive levels of fine particulate matter in their indoor air," added Dr. Pepper. Many air districts in California have adopted regulations to control wood burning. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District's (BAAQM D) wood burring regulation will be in effect in all nine Bay Area counties begimog November 1. The Air District will call a winter Spare the Air Alert making wood burning illegal until the alert is lifter!. Individuals can make a complaint about wood smoke pollution by calling the air district's hotline at 1- 877 -4NO -BURN or sign up to receive air alerts on the District's website at www.s aretheair.or� When a wood burning curtailment is called, the regulation bans the use of all wood burning appliances, including US EPA certified stoves. Currently, a US EPA Phase 2 certified device is any device built on or after July 1, 1992. While new US EPA Phase 2 certified devices burn much more cleanly, older ones may not. A study conducted by the US EPA found that Phase 2 Certified devices can emit significant levels of pollution above certified values, due to improper operation and maintenance, and through normal equipment degradation. "Wood smakepotlatift u a bw :prattlem in the wintertime, both at-ft R, 4 regional level," Dr. Pepper said. "Sommay people are suffering ha &m.,boathingi smoke in their hmws and'neighborheeft Every single chimney and wood- burning stove can have an impact on air quality so we are urging the public to burn less," For more information about the health effects of wood burning and cleaner burning alternatives to heating, please visit our website at ww<v_hink_tm org or call 1- 800 - LUNG -USA. Is S"wke Dangerous 10124/11 5:56 P [ Cleat airtas ] [About -me] [ Could you fire pike this ?) [ Environment's anz e_r ] [ Parks & Wildlife Planned burns ] [ l'orest Industry's answer ] [ 1ras Fire Service ] [ Photos ] [ Health Depart❑ ent's Answer ] [ Air ualityMonitoring ] [ ❑door Air Quality ] [ Is Smoke Dangerous [ Asthnta_Foundation ] [ Wood heaters ] [ Peaceful Demonstration ] [ Alternative Solutions ] ( CorrespondencL ] [ Links ] [ Forum ] Is Woodsmoke Dangerous? "Particulate pollution is the most important contaminant in our air. ...we know that when particle levels go up, people die." (Joel Schwartz,11h.D., Harvard School of Public: Health, F, Magnzine, SeptJOct. 2002) UIV "Par particles and ozone, it is possible to derive a quantitative relationship between the concentration of the pollutant as monitored in ambient air and specific health outcomes (usually mortality). " - Australian NEPM Review Discussion Paper 2010 (c Dr James Markus, Respiratory Physician and Chairman of the 'rasmanian Branch of The Australian Lung Foundation, feels strongly about the particles that are released into the atmosphere with woodsmoke. "There is no safe level of exposure to particle pollution. Over many years, exposure has similar long -term consequences to environmental tobacco smoke, Including the risk of lung cancer and heart disease," The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that any length of casual exposure to particle pollution poses serious health risks, such as early death, cancer and cardiovascular and respiratory harm - American Lung Association HEALTH ALERT - iAsrhmua and COPD suffeie rs ts,rc_at an evcD eLuatcr risk Iron their proscribed drugs, 1. 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Irine particle concentrations are linked to adverse health impacts ( Dockery et al 1993, Pope et a12002) Exposure to forest fire smoke has been associated with increased respiratory symptoms (Aditama, 2000; Kunzli et al., 2006), increased COPD and asthma- related emergency room visits (Duclos et al., 1990), increased physician visits (Moore et al., 2006), and increased medication use (Kunzli et al., 2006 T Air pollutants such as sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and suspended particular matter (SPM) are known to CAUSE damage to health. These substances can CAUSE bronchitis, bronchial asthma, COPD and other respiratory diseases. (in Akira et al., 2004, Tropical Medicine and Health, 32 (4)9 329 -333) ,r Animal toxicology studies show that wood smoke exposure can disrupt cellular membranes, depress macrophage activity, destroy ciliated and secretory respiratory epithelial cells and cause aberrations in biochemical enzyme levels." (3) A Summary Of Emissions Characterization And Noucancer Respiratory Effects Of Wood Smoke, Timothy V. Larson and Jane Q. Koenig, U.S.EPA- 453/R -93 -036, Dec. 1993) Particle pollution also has an adverse effect on all other life forms including plauts. Lltl c�cc1'auldti_ cods" tuokeexposit re- Coll ne_ cti oil - DelgadoJ , Martinez LM, SAnclrezTT, Ramirez A, Iturria C, Gonzdlez -Avila G. I. A sandy by thr University of Wnshinaton in Seattle showed that 50 to 70 pereent of the outdoor levels of wood smoke were entering homes !had were not burning wood. l IPard enlate ®natter is one of +the most s gnefficant mrruissiomis Prom forest dimes. N -blety percent of Iharrdicniate matter in biomass smoke is FINN, naesining that it is 10 micrometers or smaller in diongeter (El FA 1998; Otilmalr 2001). l °P /oof smo se is gmen ter than In 90% Eune l"avdicunlxa2e Ph[attdierr, ie,1PP/d 2.5 or less. (Amnemaean (Lung AsaaeRnfiDn). 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Smoke is it mixture of particles and gnseous chemicals or varying physical and chemical properties. wheu inhaled these produce the characteristic features of smoke- inhlilatlonal injury. Although heat is produced in fires It is the chemical agents which cause the damage to tire airways and the lungs. Mortatity and morbidity are deftly related to puhnoumy injury true] thus to the particulate and chemical nature of smoke. Moreover, there seems to be a potentiating effect, In flint the parodies worsen lire toxicity of the cherniraly present. http : / /cle.inalttas.com /issmoke.lilm Faye 4 of 11 Eli I I[:: the Ileaith Effects of wood Smoke Wood smoke exposure can depress the immune system and damage the layer of cells In the lungs that protect and cleanse the iairways. r According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), toxic air pollutants are components of wood smoke. Wood smoke can cause coughs, headaches, eye, and throat Irritation In otherwise healthy people, For vulnerable populations, such as people with asthma, chronic respiratory disease and those with cardiovascular disease, wood smoke Is particularly harmful— even short exposures can prove dangerous. The particles of wood smo!<e are extremely small and therefore are not filtered out by the nose or the upper respiratory system. Instead, these small particles end up deep In the lungs where 10/24111 12:32 PM Info @ehlN.org Wood Smoke Wood Smoke Home The Dangers to Health from Outdoor Wood Furnaces Environment and Human Health, Inc.'s research shows outdoor wood furnaces are dangerous to people's health Scientists and physicians say Outdoor Wood Furnaces are a serious health threat to those who live near them. EHHI Testimony On An Act Adding Wood Smoke to the Public Health Nuisance Code and Concerning Outdoor Wood - burning Furnaces The Health Effects of Wool Smoke Outdoor Wood Smoke: Number of Complaints by Location American Lung Association Position Paper on Wood Smoke Connecticut Attorney General's position on Wood Smoke EHHI asks the CT Legislature to help the many people In the state who are being made sick from breathing their nelghhor's wood smoke http://%%% v. ehhl. org /woodsnwkefheaith_effects.shtmi Page Iof4 Wnot) tinloke The Health Effects of Wood Smoke Research Areas Childhood Obesity Cancer Health Issues I Exposure Issues I What Others are Doing I References Vehicle Exhaust Health Issues Pesticides Asthma ' Although wood smoke conjures up fond School Environments memories of sitting by a cozy fire, It is Wood Smoke Important to know that the components of I I IG I'ILALTIi Pressure Treated Wood wood smoke and cigarette smoke are quite I {FII:CIS of. 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Wood smoke can cause coughs, headaches, eye, and throat Irritation In otherwise healthy people, For vulnerable populations, such as people with asthma, chronic respiratory disease and those with cardiovascular disease, wood smoke Is particularly harmful— even short exposures can prove dangerous. The particles of wood smo!<e are extremely small and therefore are not filtered out by the nose or the upper respiratory system. Instead, these small particles end up deep In the lungs where 10/24111 12:32 PM Info @ehlN.org Wood Smoke Wood Smoke Home The Dangers to Health from Outdoor Wood Furnaces Environment and Human Health, Inc.'s research shows outdoor wood furnaces are dangerous to people's health Scientists and physicians say Outdoor Wood Furnaces are a serious health threat to those who live near them. EHHI Testimony On An Act Adding Wood Smoke to the Public Health Nuisance Code and Concerning Outdoor Wood - burning Furnaces The Health Effects of Wool Smoke Outdoor Wood Smoke: Number of Complaints by Location American Lung Association Position Paper on Wood Smoke Connecticut Attorney General's position on Wood Smoke EHHI asks the CT Legislature to help the many people In the state who are being made sick from breathing their nelghhor's wood smoke http://%%% v. ehhl. org /woodsnwkefheaith_effects.shtmi Page Iof4 EHHI :: The Health Effects of wood Smoke they remain for months, causing structural damage and chemical changes. Wood smoke's carcinogenic chemicals adhere to these tiny particles, which enter deep Into the lungs. • Recent studies show that fide particles that go deep Into the lungs Increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. EPA warns that for people with heart disease, short- term exposures have been linked to heart attacks and arrhythmias. If you have heart disease, these tiny particles may cause you to experience chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, and fatigue. Exposure, Tosues • The particulate matter In wood smoke It so small that WhMms ,8nd.doers cannot keep It out —even the ftenrot energy - weather -tight homes cannot keep out wood stroke. • The EPA estimates that a single fireplace operating for an hour and burning 10 pounds of wood will generate 4,300 times more PAHs than 30 cigarettes. PAHs are carcinogenic. • A study by the University of Washington In Seattle showed that 50 to 70 percent of the outdoor levels of wood smoke were entering homes that were not burning wood. EPA did a similar study in Boise, Idaho, with similar results. What Others Are Doing e Iowa's Supreme Court in 1998 declared that government bodies do not have the right to allow burning that results In smoke crossing property lines. The State of Washington has laws to address nelghbors' wood smoke. According to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, "generating excessive smoke is not only unneighborly, It's illegal. Under state regulations, smoke from a person's chimney cannot exceed 20 percent opacity for six consecutive minutes. Greater smoke densities could result In fines from air pollution control officials, It Is always Illegal to smoke out your neighbor. Everyone has a right to breathe clean air. If smoke from your fire Is affecting your neighbors, ii is considered a nuisance and subject to enforcement action." Many states have restrid:ed the uae of wood burning In flreplac Ns and wood- burning stoves on certain high pollution days. Colorado, Utah, Albuquerque, New Nlexico and many towns in California have set up pollution numbers to call to find out if you can burn wood. lnlh;+f NeNris te, .4a Unne there is much we can do to protect the public's health from wood 10/24/11 12:32 Ph EHHI Op -ed on Wood Smoke EHS Circular Letter f/ 2009 -32 - A letter from Connecticut Department of Public Health that discusses wood smoke as a public nuisance hlry:// nanv. eldd. onlltvoudsmoke /health_effecls.shlod Page 2 of 4 EHHI :: The Health Effects of Woad Smoke smuHe exposures, nreplace aria woos stove cmrrineys snomu oe regulated so that they are high enough to protect neighbors from exposures, individual towns should pass zoning regulations to protect public health. State legislatures and state departments of health should strengthen local health departments with specific wood smoke language so that they can deal on a case -by -case basis with situations In which people are made sick by their neighbors' smoke. As the State of Washington Glean Air Agency has stated: "It is always illegal to smoke out your neighbor." References • Minnesota Pollution Control Aaencv • Washinaton State Department of Ecology' Air Quality Program • American Luna Assodatlon - Alr Qualitv • The Lung Association, Nova Scotia • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on ttte health effects of wood smoke. • New Hampshire Department of Envlron�l Services - Air Basources • Environmental Health Persoectives Volurne 1133., Number rmber Audi 2005 The Heart of Toxicity: Details of i.ar'dioVaSCUlar Oamaoe Uncovered Bob Weinhold A Burnlna Issues_ Wood Smoke Brochure • Sacrameg�hletr000li[an it uality, laaen Die r14t Lmpiementation Schedule far Dv$tiic Particuiate Matter rljrof Measures • Sacf�rni¢ntsl NletroPQLtt�n Air_c2 1�.��y�anaggmznc �i rlct; ,tnforma[lon enP t <rtl�tl.+�te Matter a Im ter enMs IQn of *enate Wit New Harnpsitlre Del�artrnell_t of [n?rlron -e-P-U SgCY!es -Air 1 <esourr;es Bu n'nc Ifsues ;,W,gorJ Smoke Fact 't ee3 1999 VVasiiir7gton Slate DePfftrnerit_vf tcp]oyy c, it (1ptLY Di I- n __ " �:y[ada Depar¢nc11L of Pupil c_Heal[h ant( [nom n +r -, Ut�h_C /?R?t:�:OrHS. c,f F.nviiQnrnz(lt�l O+r.il[Y. � New.NL'_x ISS4__11rLt � + + >w�ory_hlu_t}uJ:4..PJ??,1 ai_n. �t�.tes with 3esUictl2�?a..QP, ti�ocl ,burning `Jan Ftamisco f331/ Area Ali Otrfflty Nlangaenant DpA trt I SW!t�i ( Wra (:purity 4�lupyl @rlwkC Rebate PIg%n (rl * S1 19041 Vdliol, Ak EO 1u ton zy y+t al UI¢, ri cl; I N �Z� btpl ilia 10 /24111 12:32 PM http; N�`nn�i.ehhLorOltvaod :triple /healtheffec[sshtnd Page 3 of 4 Specific Wood Smoke Chemicals 10/24/11 5:46 PM flume, Medieal llfecls> cum.t Page Burning l, Issues (i'IV17J fllC. Medical Effect of Specific Wood Smoke Chemicals Dioxin: Burning 1 kilogram of wood produced as much as 160 micrograms of total dioxins. PCBs (polychlorinated blphenyls) Emissions from residential fireplace and woodstove appliances burning fuels available from the San Francisco Bay area were sampled for polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzefurans (PCDDs1Fs), polychlorinated blphenyls (PCBs), hexachlorobenzene (HxCBz), particulate matter (PM), polyeyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), oxygenated PAHs, and the monosaccharide levoglucosan. A total of 32 PAN compounds, ranging In concentration from 0.06 to 7 mg /kg, amounted to between 0.12 and 0.38% of the PM mass, depending on the wood and facility type. (Gullett, B. K.; Touati, A.; Hays, M. D., PCDD /F, PCB, HxCBz, PAN, and PM Emission Factors for Fireplace and Woodstove Combustion in the San Francisco Bay Region, Environ. Sci. Technol.; (Article); 2003; 37(9); 1758 - 1765.] Lead: produced from burning 2.2 pounds of wood = 0.1mg to 3 mg. Formaldehyde_ Thad Godish, Ph.D, Department of Natural Resources, Ball State University. In a laboratory at Louisiana State University, researchers found that the free radicals produced from wood smoke are chemically active 40 times longer than those produced from cigarette smoke, so that once inhaled they will attack the bodies cells longer. William Pryor, "Biological effects of cigarette smoke, wood smoke, and the smoke from plastics: the use of electron spin resonance" Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Vol.13:6(659.676) Radioactive Cesium "With the exception of some very low California readings, all measurements of wood ash with faliput cesium exceeded - some by 100 times or more - the levels of radioactive cesium that may be released from nuclear plants (about 100 picocuries per kilogram of sludge). Wood ash cesium levels were especially high in the Northeast. "[Science News, 1991] See also RACHEL'S HAZARDD.WASTE NEWS #282. .nririogen_ Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH): Residential wood burning is the source of 50% of airborne Polynoclear Organic Material (POM) in life U.S. POM contain a group of compounds (PAII) which include many Class A carcinogens, the most carcinogenic materials known to exist. Air pollution measurements is a residential neighborhood on Christmas Day (life most wood smoke polluted day) showed early running background levels of PAH of 20 nghnI Tile level increased as wool burning began, peaking at over 2000 nghnI The U.S. EPA estimates that the cancer risk from wood smoke is tv✓elve times greater than from equal amounts of tobacco smoke. Below is a NASA picture of PAH. hltpalburninglsams• orgl< ar- annvinredlcal _effectslmedical_effects %•n- spednc- chem,ht,ni Page 1 of Specific Wood Smoke Chemicals "More and more, cancer looks like Professor of Cell Biology. "Hunan aromatic hydrocarbons (PAM) ". Lo s linked to breast cancer. Wood burning also creates cyanide. an enviromnental disease." Ana Soto, Tafts University, evidence is particularly strong for PCBs and polycyclic Angeles Titnes, May 14, 2007 Common c/tenticals are 10124/ 11 SAG PM Toxic Biam fncephalopathy or "Brain Foe" and ADA also see Iem : brain inflammation Fungus and Mold page Wool Smoke Chemicals health Effects fable Swedish Report finds antioxidants in birch wool smoke. TWs is one of the only studies that has fond a beneficial effect in wood smoke. We seriously doubt that it is a net gain. Uneombusted Wood. Sawdust is a Ws A Ca QUetb I riph Fungal Infection in a Wood Worker; (uncombusted wood particles.) 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Richardson said Ids aon is Bill In lie recovery process and follows to sae doctors every Nm weeks ref twitter I eatele'd A,leal fir, %vital Is still in a big healing procase, but lvs $ilia Is do0i9 pretty good,AE ha sold. Media has to vmar a alcove for four months. They're 81111 doles after- care.AE City officials have Gold Isle diy'a 1131 Bra pits are cleaned out nightly and roulinety checked. If a pit la In bad shape, It vdll be replaced, they said. City opokosetornen Laurie Frymlfe sold agar Ilia nc1dun10191 city crews do a constant rotation Of fipladng ilia gro rings; 1t01vevor, them Is nobody la monitor goo pit$ during Ile day because ghern 1$ no staff avallalAa for that kind of patrol. Title marks Diu glad lawsuit in recent years Involving beach Bra pile in I lungnglon Beach. rive oil jam yore bled against the slam far incidents at I lungnglun Slate Beach. A jury Ida] Is sal for Sept. 28 In the case In phidl a loddlor mud in Iren varo burned in Aug. 2000. Parents Jerry and oamly Esniger say their 2 yeaao:d Vale severely injured When he combed Into a fire Iris that eras AEO:aimosl totally submerged In the saild,AE according to floe? dakn. Ads by Googlo litip:particles.ocregister.com /2011.08- 19/nevrs/29907007 3 gre -pit chart - Nanny- dauny- eslinger Page I of 2 ' iiJ 1 i Do You Miss Being Happy? Boston researchers have discovered Ble secret to llapplef living, Family files $500,000 claim over fire pit fall August 1e, 2011 I By JNMEE LYNN FLETCHER I IGNTINGTON BEACH A 6-y0:lndd Hemel boy aril ids family me asking Ile city for an saturated $500,000 In cover medical crisis aner Um boy full In a detadoragrp flre pit and suffered armors burns. Jason Richardson filed a claim Aug. to against the city on Milan of his son. Claims are generally precursors to la.vanrits, and city officials sold piny are revlevdng Ulu decimals and no elellon has been taken. aCrpmleM 10 /G/ 112:37 PM e; Richardson contends Isle city Is responsible for his son's Injuries because it did not property maintain the Are pits mull left a beikeudevn pit on gm beach. Ads by Googly mvdlcal malpractice L.aw'sult Pala & Suffering from Your Injury? Talk to a Laos Allorney for free. vnvv.hlJuryfldpri klMttoney.com HV9u fire Pitt selection Top Rated Fire Pits Websile. Lev Prices, 30% Oil & Fast Shipphgl wwwMaymeadle.comInesPits I04'fLv( Fir¢ Pits Largest Selection of Fire Pits on Ilia Web, 30% Off & Fast Sldppin0l vrrv.PkePitaccm Advertisement Sego Iflcloamsm V %al; flying a kilo near his lather at I luniinglon Cily Beach on April 17 vdlen he fall boclovard into the We pit loNch sgll had a fulminating fire In it. get claim says. JaBwn fficleudsel sold gm pit was near I lf-wr I I led Vm, dm first 111 file rally of Ilia lining ilia city beach. Pictures taken by police officers vAo respondcd to Oe scono doer one skla of the concrete pit Imtl daterloraled rAnvn to sand level. Se01 sugared sewn rind Died degree bums on his fight run owl the rigid side of his dual. Ha vas treated for amok, at tiro surgical Intensive care will a111C1's Regional Bum Center In Orengo. Richardson said Ids aon is Bill In lie recovery process and follows to sae doctors every Nm weeks ref twitter I eatele'd A,leal fir, %vital Is still in a big healing procase, but lvs $ilia Is do0i9 pretty good,AE ha sold. Media has to vmar a alcove for four months. They're 81111 doles after- care.AE City officials have Gold Isle diy'a 1131 Bra pits are cleaned out nightly and roulinety checked. If a pit la In bad shape, It vdll be replaced, they said. City opokosetornen Laurie Frymlfe sold agar Ilia nc1dun10191 city crews do a constant rotation Of fipladng ilia gro rings; 1t01vevor, them Is nobody la monitor goo pit$ during Ile day because ghern 1$ no staff avallalAa for that kind of patrol. Title marks Diu glad lawsuit in recent years Involving beach Bra pile in I lungnglon Beach. rive oil jam yore bled against the slam far incidents at I lungnglun Slate Beach. A jury Ida] Is sal for Sept. 28 In the case In phidl a loddlor mud in Iren varo burned in Aug. 2000. Parents Jerry and oamly Esniger say their 2 yeaao:d Vale severely injured When he combed Into a fire Iris that eras AEO:aimosl totally submerged In the saild,AE according to floe? dakn. 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Adam Ealinger, 2, wag Sswrety burned when Ito climbed Into n Hite pit on Aug. a, according to a clalm filed Feb. 0 by parents Jonnaer and Danny ESlhlger of IlunOngton Beach. Adam hatl burns to his hands and feel and sufarod "eovore emotional trauma;' the chain saki. Autumn WIIIIams, 10, rescued Adam from Ole pit sal visa Mimed In are process, accenting to a cialm also Gaon Feb. 0 by parents LISS and Lasslio Williams of lMno. 'I ho parents allege the fire !al was "almost totally submerged In Ilia send so as to ornate, a hidden danger," Ilia claims said. nm yamarns mid Edinger families did Out return orals for ahnnhenl about 910 Claims 7ho city Is inwstign klq this Incidents and me, slate Ins rejected Ore fu llnos' deters, ORdals say. Ads by (WOULD Advorlaoumnl Serwrity Ll a East£au CLEAR Gets Past Airport Security Faster. Learn More R Enroll Todayl www.ClearMe.com/Get Started nCr M4M 4I OCil - REVIN SULLIWN, FIE: OCR Mo7s Like Th'.s Second -end third degree Man hJudos Limn beach and cempflro Alts have Idl at toast a Law -year high, e««rxlg to µsUenl numbers from UCI any burner! In H.R. fire Medical Center. The UCI Bum Center treated 20 pre p11- related burn Injudas In 2006, 11 1112007 and 221112000, according to spokesman John fill Wallis $500,000 Murray. March 10. zal0 Tim fire pits desired regularly and alga are posted or the pRS Had caullah users about tat woke, Said Joe Milligan, the elate Limits aupedntendent PemUy. H.a, for Huntington and Bolsa Chico State beaches. Pmha sluff members ask Ojai beach goner not fill Ilia pits VIM) snnd in un offmt to squelch a Om resnonelble Mr O -year - mestime Hat eaml can act as an Insulator and keep Ilia pit vartn, ho said. old burgled In Ire pit "For the number of users that we have on Ore beach, svo deal sea a befeendous number of burns," ho sold. "Most or Ilia Paul hat coma to 910 May n, 2011 beach edhmo 10 goal safety practice; Sad recognize Had the two 1100... holds 1101 coals." Rings of the W1han burns happen, Milligan sail, It Is generally dua to hmae Play, people hying to jump owf the Ore, via ;khlg mould the lop of tike life ring, or May 27, 2" children not receiving U1U proper supelNs!0n. "The uccldonle, that nm Hie real heart Meakma era vdwn a parent doesli t keep an eye on a IakNer m a young person or in fact allaas them to vraik nrmmd (tile pit)," he Said. Cosleot ns talisr: aburriskilocregise. r „li i� or 714 - 7007022 Ade by eooglo blip: / /arllces.ocregleter. cant /2010 -02 -18 /elms /2d643067_t Ora -Lill - hot- coals - fire -ring Page I of 2 Local Child Burned, Officials Issue fire Pit l naming -St. 1 outs Park, &IN Patch Most popular App 83° F M�a,pcKeeper 1-1I:81 Law s t.LouesParkPatch„ rn Fdltw Rlfed1HP194le: noted some ne:vs you want us to check out? lot ran know: • '• MUM 21, flaadj"h h WM 11ping K051fs E! ER$ Pieces 018ssl8eda Namo W, M, 10/6/112:34 1 Award - winning App Ma 11 to dean your Mar. t l'ari your Mac Mac ,,,.... Blue 1 1.0910 Omm QM YQhmtm semu, Emad Local Child Burned, Officials Issue Fire Pit Warning Bunt corn IYOfosaalals of I kIMC are warning local parents to keep an oye at their children around Ora pits and rarnlpfires. BYKdQI!ag1Af13 FmnllAWaYbOt hfoyl,2011 4 rewmrnendallmls. in I;u to see what your friends rccnnnnend. It Carr,lhaan Related Topics: UMCi, c!»kltf3asBiaty, and summer safely Fire pits and campfires are dangerous— that's the warning from doctors will nurses at uyllIleuiq Cg1011v Iudi3r'nl Caen yr vetto treat home. In April alone, FICMC's Burn Center iroated several children under the ago of live who suffered burns caused by fire pits or by camplires. Two - year -old local Nolan Winegamer urns one of those children. Flo fell Into a smoldering lire p0, badly burning Ills elbow and his hand. "It was awful," Bald Nolan's father, Trials Wlnegener, [it it press release. 'I Is vice rolling on the ground in pan, pact It happened so quickly. We dad t want any other parents or chlithan to have to go through tills." According to the Mieneiff to ?tdaw Council, the number of hnludw to children spikes In tine summer. And sdlln wanner weather fn the forecast, HCMc staff are concerned that they'll see more children, like Nolan y9lnaganer, with fire pit or campfire burns. "Cfdidran are curious and move quickly, and they can top end fall Into His Oro pit," said Pat Anderson, a nurse volh HCMC, In lino release. ' their clothing can catch Ilm easily, resulting in painful burns or even doath' Since 2005, the I -ICMC treat Center has treated 150 patients who wee Inlurud with either fire p0 or campfire burns. Almost one -third of these patients were children. Anderson vrvned that snolJering coals could cause severe burns up to 24 hours error lire lire has stopped burning. "After enloying a carnplire, it's Important to mace sure Ores are put out and coals are thoroughly a:dingulshed," Anderson said in lire release. Nolan Winegamor In cogently mt.,varing from his second and third degrso bums at Ills home Just nadir of Minnoton!ta. Travis Winogarnor happens to work III the burn core field, selling advanced wound owe products for burn patlsnts. I Is said that Nelan's Injuries show that tills kind of accident can happen to children even when parents know full -well the dangers or hours. "I've been selling the products for 10 years ... explaining to surgeons and clink:lans how Ilia products vrodc," he said in lire release. "I never Imagined my prerlous son vrould nand them." ..d 4 refullteminlallnrri, lbu, I 1p to tee what your friends recommend. ttp: / /stbvlsfwvk. patch. corn /ankles /local -d0ld- turned- o(Odals- Issue -lire -per- warning -2 Page 1 of 3 Finn Obtain Major Settlement In Fire %1 Burn Case GORDON - i?DELSTIAN- KRE13ACK GRANT- FEL'I'ON' GOLDSTEIN, LLP REn SONAL INJURY, WOn)(CHR' GOMPENSAri Oti Home > News > Fire Pit Bum Firm Obtains Major Settlement in Fire Pit Burn Case A sun- drenched, fe"Ifed day at Iha beach turned into a nightmare for the pomade of a 4-year-old boy who fall Into a smoldering Are pit ring and suffered second- and Ihirddegree burns 10 his body. There was no roaring Are, no flames to warn the poranls of the danger. The burning embers were hidden beneath sand stop a manufactured fire pit dng --an artificial hate wig, no guarding or protective device. The way a fire pia ring Is designed and Intended to be used creades an accident wailing to happen, according to Personal Injury attorneys Roger Gordon and Yrroent Bennett from aim law firm of Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Fallon R Goklateln, LLP, who obtained a subsionlial six -Hgum eeltlement In Oils case. The defendants? The homeowners' association (HOA) responsible for the stretch of beach In Orange County where the accident occurred, and the manufacturer of the Ore pit ring. Fire pit rings are designed and manufactured to 'sir lour to the ground when they are installed. Mien the installation is on a sandy beech, as terns the case here, the pit's height Is further reduced because it Want Into the sand over lime, causing the older dm of the pit to be only Inches above the ground. There Is no guarding around Its perimeter. T he HOA had not system in place to nhodtor the fire pit rings under its Jurisdic0on and did not display any viaming signs of The potential danger. in addition. -Despite several avafiable options In the Are pit ring Industry Owl would have protected our client from this hardble accident, including a simple protective grate, the manufacturer continued to design, sell and Insmll this product without any added protections; says Gordon. "In California, a product Is detective In design If It does not perform as safely as an ordinary consuner vroufd expect when used in an Intended or masonably, foreseeable manner." The manufacturer of this am pit ring raver conducted any research or had any procedure In place that would mordlor the number of fire pit rang- related Injuries. Gordon says the menuiaclurer visa aware claim detective design and the potential hidden dongers It posed to Ilia public, but contended that Its product wasn't dangerous because it know of no Incident slmHar to our plainHFPs. However, statistics from university at Califernw. Irvine (UCI) Bum Center suggest olhenilim, The facility treated 20 Oro pit - related bum Injuries In 2006, 11 In 2001 and 22 In 2000. As of August, 2000 when Ida report was made, die UCI Burn Center had healed 23 Hie pit faun pallenis, 11 of vfhom 10/6/112:32 PA LI0.e Sand 213.739.7000 Do I Have a Case? Contact us by Email for A free Case Evaluation Bicycle Advocacy Learn how we work with the Community on hike issues. . LEARN MORE Geklaw Enewsletter Follow our news. Your Email T !co News Learn the latest from the Geklaw team. 0 .Six (;FK Allbrnays Named as Hm? Lawyers in AmedcaP) Court of Appent Decision Amima fiiyht to Hubut Slanrlmd 14a1Lig Hispanic Workers Face Mnre Dangerous Condilions 0 fereporary Total Dlsablt,ty Fiates to Increase NexGan Knea Fystem Cmreclinn !Vlore Nevis n alp: / /vnnv.0ekluv.com /news Arepits.hanl Page I of 2 Ilemephl Comity Medical Center I Health a Matters Presented by Henne in Colin Medical Center I Not subscribed to this newsletter? u s rlbe n Share with family and friends on Faceboo or Twitter. 1e /6/111:38 W In Wds Issue WML)fi Anll1SWili-A Dggaerous C 1 u/n bei111e.1he .K_MQe .Q49 �nbadL4on a t�t4'�1 Meer at HU1 "Win ('01 oly_MR01rraal cg4Ql S4nlulS jl the hill'! to Ihmh.BlBrogi li nnv t'n wontiun ,/ . . Vnq NlyQhuut I I ;.,III Abom I'll /,.Il b! Campfires and Kids: A Dangerous Combination Burn care professionals at Hennepin County Medical Center are reminding parents to keep an eye on thoir children around campfires, grills and backyard fire pits. "During the spring and summer, we see children admitted for burns from campfires and bonfires," explains Pat Anderson, RN. "Children are curious and move quickly, and they can trip and fall Into the fire pit. Their clothing can catch fire easily, resulting in painful burns or even death." Smoldering coals can also cause severe bums even 24 hours after the fire has stopped burning. 'After enjoying a campfire, it's important to make sure fires are put out and coals are thoroughly extinguished; warns Anderson. months, continues to receive occupational therapy at Hennepin C t M d IC Trina Martinson's then 18-month-old dau hter, oun y e Ica ,enter g for burns sustained in a Athena, suffered third - degree burns front a fail backyard fire pit into a fire pit that everyone thought was accident. extinguished. "Athena was (tinning in the backyard when she fell face first into the firepit," Martinson says. "file flames had been out for hours but it was still smoldering. People need to know how dangerous outdoor campfires can be," she adds. "I don't want this to happen to another child." Athena will need to wear a face mask for up to two years while bar turns heal. BP Cautious With warmer weather in the forecast, Burn Cantor staff members are concerned that they'll see more children with these types of burns. In just one weal( during June, 1 lernheailt's [suL4gnter ties treated 10 people, five of them children, who have suffered from burns sustained in campfires. Since 2005 the Bum Center has cared for 150 patients injured with campfire burns; almost one - third of these patients were chiklron. You can hear frost Dr. David Hilden and his guest medical experts No'llrq a Maders 11, :Next a uyr.// nryhealdwmvsleuer.c mm/ hcalclllealthenhattms /lu1Y2011 /articielJnlnl Page r of 3 Man says daughter making recovery from are pi/ burns; DCF, police Investigate Incident. - Free Online Library THEFREELI®�Y 18,457,364 arlides and hooks the Flee Lihrary > Comm The Free Library > Gene, 11re Free Library > ) &> OPeriodicale OLiterature @Keyword OTifle ()Author OTopic >n> Man says daughter making recovery from fire pit burns; DCF, police investigate incident. Morrin 0%9iii� ®C� Search Username " "J Login CIRemembarme ME us Fgreet onward? -CLEAR for Fm_ vent Fhb Ads by Google Get Through Security Faster. Save Time & Money( Learn More & Sign Up. www.ClearMo.00m Home S<+r i ty Systems We've Done The Research For Youl Compare Home Security Systems. HWo8scmltySystems.8uVwZgnacom Download A Idtobooks Start your 14Day Free Trial today. Listen on your iPod or Mp3 Played Audible, corn Devcorl®Offlclal Site Home Secudty for Just $1 A Day. Call Now And Save $2861 Devconsecurtty corn Concealed goo a la at a 30 state CCW, Plus Top Notch Real Training- Not The Bare Minimum www.FmntSighlrxnn Full -Text Online Library Online library of books. Journals, articles. Research online. v+ww. Dueska.conVOnlirre_lbbrary Byline: Danielle M. Horn WORCESTER - David Frazier waited at UMass Memorial Medical Center - Universlty Campus last night as fits 3- year -old daughter recovered from bums suffered when she fell into a fire pit Sunday afternoon. "She spent 01e entire day yesterday apologizing to us for playing near the tire pit," said Mr. Frazier, distraught after what he called a fluke accident. "She's always so careful - she never even goes near the stove." Mr. Frazier called the Telegram 8r Gazette yesterday after reading a breaking news article on telegrem.com that reported his daughter had second- and third-degree burns on 32 percent of her body after falling into an outdoor fire pit Sunday at his home, 113 Vine St., Douglas. Contrary to what Douglas medical personnel said they saw when responding to the 3 p.m. accident, Mr. Frazier said his daughter - whose name he asked not be used - ultimately suffered burns on her hands, knee and foot. The bums covered no more than 3 percent of her body, he said. "She had second- degree bums to both hands and her loft knee, a minor first - degree on Isar right foot and a ihkddegree burn the size of a nickel on the back of tier hand," Mr. Frazier said. 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I Pasadena, CA "j:.,i46ir ^� ,I ,,tiu,.rj, Mlerest based AA aP:IA` wAllefceelibrary.com/ Man+ says +daughter+ making +recovery +from ♦are+plt +burns %38 +DCF, +police..: a0231488965 Page l of UI I3ospltals And Clinics Is the 0111y VerlOed Burn Center In lovia and Um Surrounding Area: University of Iowa Ilealth Care Unhirmalty of Iowa Health Care Today October 2009 Ul Hospitals and Clinics Is the Only Verified Burn Center in Iowa and the Surrounding Area The Burn Tteahnent Center at UI Hospitals and Clinics is the only verified burn center in Iowa and serves as a Midwest referral site for the care of children and adults facing a host of burn and trauma - related Injuries. This weekend the remarkable Kid Captain featured at the Iowa football game is a child from Illinois who suffered extensive third -degree burns after falling into a fire pit. Jackie Heinlo, RN, nurse manager in the bum treatment center, talks about the UI Burn Treatment Center: The Ell Burn Treatment Center is the state's only verified burn center. What (loss this mean? That's something we're very proud of. We worked hard to gain the recognition as a center of excellence in Ilia nation. That means we're one of the top burn centers in the nation to receive that verification. Why Is the UI Burn Treatment Center uniquo in Iowa anti the Midwest? We are the only verified burn center in the state and when we too[( at tine whole geographic area, tike bum center covers a huge area Including Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, and any of the surrounding Midwest states. So, recognized as a center of excellence, this Is whore these people need to coma. Are there different degrees of buroo? We took at different degrees of burns and how they present. • A first degree burn is like a sunburn —it's red and it's painful • With a second degree burn you got a blister • A third degree burn is the severest type of injury and requires Immedlate medical attention 8101 v are hurria IVSITtvev1? The first thing to do la cool the burn Injury with wean water, and than canted your local phys?clan or come into the ernargency room. Tuley will put forward a protocol that allows them to give the best care for that patient. Cover the wound with a dry blanket, dry gaoze, or plastic wrap, and bring the patient in to receive caro. 0W Es t4a® laealtrug 197=5313s W(S for aurnaaru s bJho fssla nuffered it burn? Probably one of the hardest, and most important things we do is wash them every clay with soap and water to decrease the chance of gelling an Infection. Irs probably the hardest part for our patients. Our patients also have to have a lot of calories and orotein to holo the wound heal. T Ilev also have to (let tie mid IP://%WAV.tlilleclltllcare.com/kxlct2OO9/10/buincenter.litoil KXIC broadcasts are presented in mp3 format. The latest version of Wndows Media Player, QuicKlyne Playgt, or Real Pleven is required to play them. Uslen to the radio o st 10/6/11 2:46 PI Page 1 or 3 UI Hospitals and Clinics Is the only Verllted Burn Center in Iowa and the Surrounding Area: Unimsity of Iowa Healthcare 10/61112:48 P1 move around so they can have the best functional out come possible. Family involvement is very important with this and we encourage a family- centered care here. Can you tell us about the school re-entry program? This program helps our children after they sustain an Injury and are healed. It helps them gat back Into their school environment and their peer groups. Nurses and other team members go to the school the child attended. They do some prevention programs — perhaps do a puppet show —with age group of the child. We know thle helps the child move back Into the school system and do a better job at school work. It's very, very helpful for our children to do that. After patients are discharged from the Burn Treatment Center, do they need on -going treatment for their burns? Manyoforr,pattefdsgolesi pegllltationcomerbmwethey need tots VOIR to R tt ,to keep etretdift wound management, fhtase 111hlieaY Wags. What we have to remember is that whea.b®arsiieaf, they never go away—they -simply change their injury troma:wirgod to aaf"fa gfedong Issues. What are some of the meat cemman causes of hums that You see, especially in children? Right now ware seeing a lot of children sustain an injury when they fall Into a campfire or a fire pit, just as our Kid Captain who is featured at the Iowa football game did. Even though that seems to be a very innocent area, children just happen to get over there and they fall in. The second leading cause of injuries is scald Injuries, unprotected cooking utensils in the kitchen, hot water in the bathroom, those kinds of things. What tips do you have for families to prevent burns? The key thing for children is keep them under your supervision at all times. Those little ones can just wander away very quickly and then we've lost sight of them. Fire Prevention Week is coming up. Keep smoke detectors functional, make sure that everybody has a plan in case their house catches on fire, and really, just know that prevention can easily be obtained If wa just use common sense and ((cap safe. I? uomoone uUmarn a burn, what 1s the hest thing to do? If there's a flame injury, you 've got to stop, drop, and roll. As soon as you've stopped, dropped, and rolled, you need to--if you're a child —you Head to gat up, make contact with the parent, say I've been hurt. The child should than be taken to a local physician care or your emergency room for cars. The same with adults- stop, drop, and roll; remove the burning substance; and pleasa seek medical atonton. ltp: / /tvtnv.nlhealthcare.co IkX(c /2009 /10 )burncenter.himl Page 2 of 3 Spotlight I UC Irvine Healthcare I Unlverslty of Callfmola, Irvine HEALTH AFFAIRS : UC IRVINE : MAPS & DIRECTIONS : ESPANOL Home : Find a Doctor : patlents &.. Visitors . i4edkal arVj,:os Managing Your Healthcare • Make Appointments • Reflil Prescriptions • Contact Your Physician • Get tab Results • Obtain Medical Forms • Obtain an Advance Directive Form H-ealul Affaim 10/6/112:34 Po SEARCH UC IRVINE HEALTHCARE GO> Maps : Careers . Contact Us : Newsroom Tina Aldatz Norris Patient Backyard barbecues and beach bonfires are beloved summer activities across the country, but they also put people - especially children - at risk of painful, long -term injury. In fact, about half of the injuries treated at UC Irvine's Regional Burn Center occur at -' the beach; most involve children 6 and younger who crawl or fall into fire pits. And then there are the hidden dangers of sand- covered coats. For months afterward, the simple act of walking in sneakers or flats was painful for Tina and to this day, her feet are sensitive and prone to blistering. Nevertheless, Tina has been inspired to create some good out of her experience. She became a T i certified podiatrist and started a company called Foot Petals In Long Beach that 9 I brings together podiatrists and englneers to create designer Insoles. tIP: //+vtwj. healthcare .ucl.edu /spetllglu.asP7 filename= •fdata /spotllghtslTltuiWrtds Page 1 of 2 Sst�av9 07 tiLa2ldclnn Tina Aldatz Norris learned firsthand about the danger of coals when she was 10 years old. She was celebrating summer with her family at Santa Monica beach when AN. byline she Suddenly fell on the ground screaming. Both of her feet had landed on hot Hospital charcoals burled beneath the sand at a beach fire pit. Strategic ialanninq tnitialtive "I ended up with 3rd degree bums on both feet," says Tina. "We relied on the staff, nurses, and doctors for care, information, and support. My mother was a single parent raising three children alone and funds were extremely tight, in terms of dally expenses which Included dressings and ointments in addition to gas to and kom the hospital, it would have been devastating to our household without the help of UC Irvine and their after care programs." For months afterward, the simple act of walking in sneakers or flats was painful for Tina and to this day, her feet are sensitive and prone to blistering. Nevertheless, Tina has been inspired to create some good out of her experience. She became a T i certified podiatrist and started a company called Foot Petals In Long Beach that 9 I brings together podiatrists and englneers to create designer Insoles. tIP: //+vtwj. healthcare .ucl.edu /spetllglu.asP7 filename= •fdata /spotllghtslTltuiWrtds Page 1 of 2 Los Angeles Injury Attorney I Orange County Fire Aaldent Attorney Fire it Lawsuits Against Governmental Entities LO/6111 2:42 Pi Most burn injuries caused by fire pits occur in public areas such as parks and beaclAsIblai an osuaEly+owned or controlled by a, city, county, or state :government. Under the U.S. Constitution, government entities are immune from liability. However,, most ;govermneots have passetikvm *k* "VA for the filing of mjwy -claim against them,, such as *e Ca0most T*A Pt: These laws have very strict requirements that must be followed. For example you must file a claim within six months of the accident date in order to have any chance of recovery. If these and other rules are not followed you can automatically lose your right to receive compensation from the government. What Types of Compensation Can An Injured Party Receive? Burn injuries are extremely painful and can require multiple skin grafts and surgeries. In addition to physical damage, such as permanent scarring, emotional trauma also commonly occurs. Burn injuries are complex and can possibly involve large medical expenses. In this type of personal injury case, you can sue for compensatory or actual damages, which are intended to cover all the expenses caused by the injury. Family members may also be entitled to recover if your injuries affected their relationship with you. Actual damage awards can include the following: e medical expenses o) pain and suffering • lost wages • future medical expenses • mental anguish • loss of consortium (the spouse of the injured party or the parents of an injured child may recover for the interference with normal family relationships) (CaflTormnm Fluke IP ALI AV d'dleinC Af oirtmoy http: / /unw/.balleypantlers. corn/ personal- inJury- attorneyllos- angeles -lire- pit- infury-lnnyer Page 2 of CASE. STUDY: A(WD's Healthy Hearths Initiative I Westbound 10124/11 11:42 A ABOUT US OUR EXPERTISE OUR SUCCESS WHAT'S NEW CONTACT US % AQMD'S HEALTHY HEARTHS INITIATIVE 0000 0 0 SITUATION Sauthem Cgllfamie has that wKst airpollulion In the country, apntaboWlig latestee f 8 ' ,dsafg8�mgd:. a tr oases of asthma per }rear. Despite these staggering numbers, when the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) put regulations on reafdentiat wood burning (fireplaces), the response was overwhelmingly negative because residents didn't understand that IheWf rapfacesactually contribute more harmfat air pollution than all fhe1io15Vaf{i titsiri th& area eomblrwd, Westbound team was brought in to mitigate negative publicity and earn acceptance for this rule. IMPLEMENTATION We began by re- branding Rule 446 as the Healthy Hearths initiative as announced at a press conference also introducing a $125 rebate on gas logs. This delivered favorable stories from the LA Times, ABC -7, OC Register and other outlets. Meanwhile, we simplified public health data by producing a series of short videos featuring medical experts. These videos were posted on YouTube and served as the centerpiece for a websile that we created called www HeallhyHearths.org. The Website hirther explained Ilia situation and provided information on the $125 gas log incentive program. RESULTS Within months, we transformed condemnation of Rule 445 into public support of Ore Healthy Hearths initiative. By [he end of 2008, our Web site had thousands of page views, our PSA -style video was used numerous Ifines by broadcast media and 2,400 gas leg sots ware sold through (lie AQMD - funded incentive program. Positive media coverage appeared in the region's largest outlets and across all four counties. Ultimately, the Healthy Hearths initiative is now supported by local governments, residents, media, and most importantly, is helping improve air quality in Southern California. All case studies 1) Weeltruwvl Got n.nuncalinns Site Mal, httP:// west5ouudcommumcatlous .mm /exnertise/ public- affairs /agmd- heahhy- hear[hs -use- study! Pdge t of 1 Science & Teelmology: The next pollution frontier: your fireplace I wood, burning, al... Page L of s ER e�afaeeem And the regulators have a deadline: a federal mandate to cut such pollution by 2015. The South coast Air Quality Management District, which is considering the new rules, must find ways to reduce fine particles or face penalties, such as suspension of federal highway funds. Many of the most obvious smog sources are already tightly regulated. The district is responsible for "stationary" pollution sources, such as businesses and manufacturers, while the state Air Resources Board regulates "mobile" sources such as cars and trucks. So the agency is targeting even some residential smog sources that might move them toward the 2015 goal. Now, that includes the estimated 1.4 million homes with working fireplaces in the Los Angeles basin. Fireplaces emit about about 6 tons per day of particle pollution in the basin, or 13 tons during the winter wood- burning season — onty a portion of the 106 tons per day of fine particulate pollution pumped into the basin's air each year. Smoke from wood burning, however, pumps four times more particulate pollution into the air as the dozens of power plants In the basin. And the pollution itself can be far more hazardous than other kinds of air pollution. Wood smoke is mainly made up of particles 2.5 microns in size, or smaller. Such particles are estimated to cause 5,000 premature deaths in the basin each year. They can worsen heart and lung disease, and could cause cancer. The proposed new rules also include a $500,000 incentive program starting this fall for homeowners to install less polluting, gas -log sets in their wood- burning fireplaces. They could get a $100 to $150 credit toward such replacements. If the new rules are adopted, cleaner - burning fireplace systems also would be required when fireplaces are replaced or added to existing homes. outdoor fire enthusiasts would be safe: campfires and beach bonfires would be excluded from the new rules. Wood- burning coolcstoves, such as pizza ovens, also would be exempt. But the small, decorative, wood - burning devices that have become popular for backyards, such as "chimeneas," would not be exempt if burning restrictions were put Print Powered By Forrn€a4Dynorni c- ,.....ii, .. .. ,. ;carer rnrn /artirtrs /wr rrl- hurninr: air- 1994133- pollution -basin 4/1/2008 reports rise in fire pit injuries this summer By RAIIIII R66ARWANI 711E ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Pit stops Fire pit safety tips The andlRencr Department o! • Don't bury hot charcoals: Second- Sari Hurd de• Parks andRerrealionoperates gree burn injuries from more than 450 fire pits. Ilere's Coals can smolder for up to 24 beach and campfire pits where they are located: hours. Dc Marianne Cinat rec- have hit at least A four -year ommends drenching coals in high, according to patient Balsa chlca water, waiting We minutes and numbers from UC Irvine state Beach drenching them again. If water Medical Centel: 182 isn't available, let coals burn Dr. Marianne CinaL, di- Huntington)J �" out - without burying them. rector of UC Irvine's Re- State Beach! , The frost risk occurs when hot giOIIRI !turn Center said 180 f" 1 coals are buried in the sand, ehildren playing near fire creating a hidden danger. Pits atthebeachsuffordeep 's'' ° De aware: Be wary of em. burns It' they fall m1 unseen corona dot{� ' ��;, hers that spark from fire pits. coal embers or woad from r And always assume there are the night before that are Mar stateI irJ hot coals or embers at the bot- Covered by send. Bea50hl 1• tom of a fire pit. "Sand locks in heat, mak- iii;, Don't put ice on the skin: ing Smoldering coals aeon Ice can cause skin damage, es- hotter;" Cinat said, pecially to children whose skin The l!C► Burn Center (sr is thinner than that of adults. treated 20 tare pit - ,.elated Ooheny flash the burn with cool water burn injuries in 2000, 11 in State Beach for up 1010 minutes. for a _� 2007 And 22 in 2008, ac 35 small area, put it cool wash carding Lo spokesman Join) " cloth on 11; with a larger burn, muriv.. 80 far this year, the San Onolre a cool tavel can lower body center ties already treated Sort Beach I temperature. Take the hurt, vic- 23 fire pit 1)111.11 pstionts, 17 ° tint immediately to the nearest Of them children, according 'NU? Neglster emergency room. to Murray. source: OCI mel ical center UCf Regional bun een- Inent, the curious 2 -year- time, there's so many other m'isaneofsevenbnrneen - old jumped into what ap- things that are just bigger, ers in (:AIi1`0l'r11A accredit peared to be it sandbox, the it to to fetus roost of xt by the American Brun girl'smotlersaid. XaaOClAtion, sad tbs adY "He heard screarnhl ," their attention;' Chlat said, Me in orfm a 00tint . g aThsv're worried shout Two -year old Delane Seid Lindsey Deems, this }'laves And hater- They're 'eema of I .Adsrn N.anrh, n nays mom. ' Fie just worrier! shout sfln but rsing. Y >iaabbed her" That' kind of assurna that :a raped At the burp center she described Delaaey'a the fire Pita ;will be Laken allytn(,. , f;;r pit at De- feet as covered in nah. sayJtar,� .'fet,c� in Tiara! cafe oi. They look At it "He br.lnhedlt oft; Sari AB see tbAt thelVa sand in the cintlaslmonlh• herSkinaaahan .-ingoffhar bottorn Delaney WAS standing on feet," Lindsey acid, Anil assume that it's .aelevatecl Portion ofafire Cinat said titre Pits are a safe. tAs dad Chris shook Send hidden danger at beaches, cnnrACY me vntrrwae d of her berthing suit. As - "When a.family goes to rkeaarrvanleocregntercom or nisturnedawayforalrlo- the beach in the sultmon, Q I 1 11 /j^O 949.4547347 `) {i1-I !. tllj, f;1��a,j I� 1,�/T I r R rl r v h li F, c 10124/11 12:44 PM 014031 1 Fin M- +'litiuTt� Ihmu• EfIrris W 11 uud 1:111Ae Vrl.c Unln Parr Ate (Ines (dens for \hluiripnhlir. Ilor gnrl 31111.1 1111111t nL11'hahn 111115 I'hulo. 211061'huhn M111 Photo, Video, 0111arit, l:nec (Inter I'o.ry hive of St:uue 0111er%tnl irs 0111m III do Lvoer+ Lint's �rlr�lrllrr� Wood Burner Smoke Click here for my Power Point Presentation ® It will take a few minutes to download... please wait When you can't breathe, nothing else matters! Burning is an option, breathing is not. t:llok Mro b elOn M1e otltne pellYOn * ;After sieuing. hit the back budmLta return to the site." III"(:Ivrll, Jos ;. FI %Oil 1ilto °ss to hell( others. Please enloil mo tl'you a)-v nbtp to help out. oodsmoke Is not just an outdoor problem. The particles are very small, ranging from .2 microns at the start of the burn period to .05 microns as the burn cycle progresses. Particles of this size behave like gases, The (only way to keep then) of houses out is to make out' homes airtight anti frisk Hying from lack of oxygen. When emitted on cold, still nights, woodsmolco builds up outdoors and then seeps Into our houses. A study in Vancouver (Intake Fraction of Urban Wood Smoke, Ries et al.. Envir Sci [Tech, 2009) reported that woodsmoke particles are 7 times more likely to he breathed Into our lungs than the average PM2.5 particle in Vancouver's air. ionco breathed In, woodsmoke particles are much omen . dangerous thin onvirnnm^ntal tobacco smoke. Organic extracts of ambient particulate htip: / /tvoodlnoneisrnoke.net/ Page 1 of 20 natter containing substantial quantities of woodsmoke were found to be �0- fold more potent than extracts of cigarette smoke condensate in a nouse skin tumour induction assay. In human cell lines, woodsmoke aused more DNA damage than traffic - generated PM per unit mass and vas found to induce lung cancer in mice. Oncogene mutations in human latients with advanced non -small cell lung cancer have been associated vith exposure to wood smoke as well as active tobacco smoking. Woodsrnoke contains several known human carcinogens, including benzene, benzo[a]pyrene and formaldehyde. [turning 1 kg of wood in a modern heater produces more benzo[a]pyrene than in the smoke from 27,000 cigarettes and more benzene and formaldehyde than in the smoke of 6,000 cigarettes. Predominant wood (fuel) users in North America and Europe had a 21% higher risk of lung cancer. In developing countries, exposure to woodsmoke is associated with lung, mouth and throat cancers, and even cervical cancers in women who test positive for the HPV virus. In OECD countries, lung cancer increases by 14% for every additional 10 ug /m3 of annual PM2.5 exposure. It is the largest single - source of PM2.5 emissions in most Australian cities - 67% of PM2.5 emissions in Canberra (where 3.9% of households have woodheaters) and 340/0 in Sydney (where 4.30/a use wood as the main form of heating). The situation is similar in Canada, e.g. Quebec, where wood heating is responsible for 61% of fine particle emanations. Based on the estimated 14% increase in lung cancers per 10 ug /m3 of annual PM2.5 exposure and the high proportion of PM2.5 from woodsmoke, the number of cancers from woodsmoke Is likely to rival or perhaps exceed the number from ETS. Thanks to the excellent work of a cancer councils, most people are able to avoid exposure to ETS at work and in restaurants, so population exposure to this toxin is probably less than exposure to woodsmoke, which has been shown to cause many more cancers per unit of exposure than ETS. Dr Dorothy L Robinson, Stu' Research Scientist, Adj A /Prof, University of New England. lick see the research documentation and even more important information at: to download the "Puhtished Literature on 400dsmoke and Cancer ". Yolt nntst take netion NOW il'you want to isul rile horror's nrwood sulolte emissions (woo), iryou do nothilig, you nod your hunily »'ill become eMl more ill, nod tlie. prematurely, Now is the time l'or you hl end wood 10/24/11 12:44 PM Adcboms0> Wood Heaters at Lowe3® Find A•Vadety of Wood Heaters & Slovea at Lov&sV Qlfklal site. ToWAIUMI sears® Stoves Shop Sears for Quality White Stoves. order Today and Sawl d11&JQOn Fireplaces Can for Confidential Pricing We Guarantee the Best Pow Lung Cancer Trealment Noninvasive twaanenl of early stage lung career with CyberKnife .anmfl iirin:c; L;n U + . Arden Lltt{7a for hip l>reseniaiirul ov tha "I G"alzit Cffacts, of 1'artic! date Matter /fir PuHsltnnl I hitp:I/modbutilersmoke.net/ Page 2 of 20 10/24111 12:44 PM Living Spaces, filled with information, which can be purchased olilinc. Excerpt: The smoke and the dust from wildfires is unhealthy to breathe. The effects of smoke range from eye and respiratory tract irritation to more serious disorders, including reduced lung function, bronchitis, exacerbation of asthma, and premature death. Studies have found that fine particles are linked with increased mortality and aggravation of pre - existing respiratory and cardiovascular disease (Wildfire Smoke A Guide for Public Health Officials, Revised July 2008). Click it t. RE to listen to a radio Interview by Vicki Morell of the Ail'. Alliance. Click. [if,KI: for "The Air We Breathe" video sent by a wood smoke victim. Click IIl—K : for 'The Dangers of Wood Smoke' video. The (,amidlan Calmer 5trciety lists, among other pollutants, indoor coal or wood burning as linked to a number of negative health effects. It makes existing lung disease and heart problems worse and it increases the number of lung cancer deaths. The I_i'A has written that wood smoke is 12 times more carcinogenic than tobacco smoke. tl' Ilk Ihvll11 Clive], of NV,11111 'Aotp.c 'l, ;1 ilni"hrll. `PiJto Uellll'(1114AI of I colul-N) ThereforP, it Pan be nssunu•d thni, if You fall swell smuhP, yoo lire i+lhnling it. Even tinli(vd e:gwsnre rail he Irm nrlld. "If you can smell smoke, there is a problem ". US EPA, Consumer Information Sheet, ,I... tile. -'.ii iiom 1� °'f111f ^Ilfl ,l �'.;;„ l w,I; nlo,t ", 9 -12 -2005. "The inhaled particle from one woodstove Is equivalent to the Particle pollution emitted from 9,000 gas furnaces producing the some amount of heat per unit." iune13.2011 -,:- �...�, •,,..,<<�- �.rb�i., No Breathing Roor" ... National illness goats of Air Poilkitiott in Canada be atara tzl sitirae clotran to that s9asaws estimates fa om 2OO8 that "M2,5 pollution is respnrlsible for the premature irleaths of more than 2O,000 Canadians. Click _11= l< tn_l str n tract; nuliF_l,ichaj;pe,lh to the t\ senibly Erl_yit_011lnental Crmrrrlittee 2011 Budget hl 1p: / /lvoodbu rnersntoke.nel/ Page 4 of 20 10124/11 12:44 PM FLs'1rIn9 November MQ regardina_Wrood smoke, [oin,m0e. Ilvry UwUng Costs Us4y UNS"m vnaJ no, JJ_J:Y: still, 1N)'�41:'. n:(—J... 'st....... .'J J:: /\ •.f 'J kA a.Jtii• - -f f.JY.n)nftlf ' n' nf- Yf:ln:l \4nlf.tlgJJN?Aei. \JJ.,. The .luerica_n -Lung - Ass9ciation says "Wood smoke is like tobacco smoke. There is no safe level for wood smoke." "In addition to the local problems caused by widespread biomass burning, two other related issues have not been addressed. First, the amount of monitoring for Fparticulate air pollution is not even close to what Is needed. Second, our public laws are not effective in helping people who are being exposed to biomass smoke by a neighbor. The difference in now sewage system incursion on to neighboring property is addressed Is much more clear and reliable than how wood smoke "trespassing" Is treated by public officials." "We support efforts to rewrite and enforce public health laws that protect people from the dangers of wood smoke exposure. As in the area of secondhand tobacco smolce the right to breathe healthy air is primary. It supersedes any alleged "right'1 to burn wood." says: "Ah, 1)oilution Is a contributing risk factor to developing chronic heart and lung disense and may even result In premature deaths. Health Canada estimates that air pollution cnrlses about 6,000 deaths per year in A major Canadian cities. Even those living in rural areas and in cottage country can be affected, too. They may ba exposed to pollutants like wood smoke and also bi•eatfre in pollutants that gat blown by the wind froyn sources hundr•acls of kiinmeters away." Tim, has written that wood smolce is 12. tinges more Ca7Sln i5J2 n9T'. than tob -ncco smoke- lit I p:/ IvItiodbu, tie, sniuke.oltsl l Page 5 of 20 10/24/11 12:44 PM Commission feels that, by their very nature, die following uses and structures cannot be lated in such a fashion as to protect the Health, Safety and Welfare of the general public and arc ibiled in all zones. Wood Burning Furnaces, as defined by P.A. 05 -227 Maine Wood fo Enerily Task face report, 2008, descnhes (hie as smoke from nors t -oven. Similar photo of Mastedon. NZ, 2008 seen on Gwille/woodsmoke. ME ONLY WISE BURNING IS NO BURNING Much has been published by wood burning appliance makers that (night lead one to believe that wool burning is safe. Not Sol There is no such thing as 'good' All snioko carries particulate matior that can be drawn deep Into the lungs to cause severe damago. If you can smoll Smoke thou you are inhaling those p atticulni os and the damago has ho(fun. You cannot escape tilt) wood sinoko that makes its way Into your home through ventliation ay:;hanc; and evon ntiuuto spaces In doors and wlndovn;. No air cleanor will clear the air and make i:. safu to breathe. The only answer 15 For all of you to contact your municipal and govemmantal leaders and demand that they create bylaws regarding mood burninu ht residential areas. You might want to tell them that, If they have ham lvxl ci <Iar: +t!o :,u)u:einy in public ,I :)•., •:Ih,, om .; •,n urn : °i to breathe wood a)nnkw In,,— 01.711 hr,nrn MRI pun; +arty'i {nr , q I I IIIFld it, i on ih6, Inn, Inrt"in% i.iall'9 r11)r1 V!e II'sa1l W d,) I WPM 19 4 t PII'°StiDr)1�°CN' r) t .r�. r t hit p: / /vloodhunte is nook e. nr l/ Page l0 of 20 t0124 111 12:44 PN Dioxins and furaw are some of the mot toxic chemicals known to science... Tht EPA report confirmed that dioxin is a cancer hazard to people. When you turn wood you produce dioxin, A rc:rent Lawrence Livermore study found that while wood burning was the third largest source of dioxin in many cities. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons are produced In abundance when you burn wood. fey are primarily formed by incomplete combustion of carbon - containing fuels such as wood, coal, diesel, fat, or tobacco. Tar ro contains PAlis. Since human civilization relies so heavily on combustion, PAHs are inevitably linked to our energy production. this sense, PAH can be thought of as marker molecules as their abundance can be directly proportional to combustion )cosses in the region and therefore directly related to air quality. Different types of combustion yield different distributions of Os. "® Wikipedia® February of 1995 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission received a report on indoor carcinogenic pollutant fissions from EPA Phase 11 Wood Stoves: Normalizing for the rate of wood consumption during each test, the average nzo(o)pyrene (B[a)P) source strength is 32 ng/kg of wood burned. The average Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons AH) source strength is 360 ng/kg of wood. This is the exposure on average to the user. The neighbor, of course, gets the brunt of wood smoke pollution. (NISTIH 5575) U.S. Department of Commerce. 'he EPA estimates that the lifetime cancer risk from wood stove smoke is twelve times greater than haft from an equal volume of second hand tobacco stroke. (The Health Effects of Wood Smoke, vashington State Department of Ecology) ing two cords ofwood produces the same anmuat of mutagenic particles as: Driving 13 gasoline powered cars 10,000 each at 20 mlies/gallon. These Figures indicate that the worst contribution that an individual is likely to make to the ;enirity of the air is using it wood stove for heating, followed by driving a diesel car." ( Dr. )oellen Lewtas, Contribution of e Emissions of the Mutagenicity of Ambient Urban Air Particles, US. 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Classes Webcast5 AOMD I of m; 10/24/11 11:58 AM1 Get Health Effects Info �) L�8 Sgn up :'spa rot 1 4'A.1 M -:ol Home - En F.spallol • Why Ilealthy Hearths? Wood Burning Tips Gas Log Incentives • Suppoi ters - Check Before You Our n • FAQ - Press Room Quiz on Household Emissions 1. True or False: Since wood smoke is an organic substance, a wood burning fireplace offers a clean and natural way to heat a home. True False 2. Wood smoke contains which of the following pollutants? a) Carbon monoxide (CO) b) Nitrogen oxides (NOx) c) Volatile organic compounds d)A and 0 e) All of the above 3. True or False: Residential wood burning contributes more fine particle pollution (or PM2.5) to Southern California's air than all the power plants in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties combined. True False 4. What heating unit 1s the most efficient? a) Wood-burning manufactured fireplace b) Pellet stove c) Gas heater d) Electric fireplace http:// von v3. agmd. govNvebappl /hh- qulz /Defaull.aspx Page 1 of ? Healthy Hearths 10124111 11:58 AM 5. True or False: Fans are an efficient way to both heat and coal a home. OTrue OFalse b. Creosote buildup can form in your chimney if: Oa) You burn garbage, plywood, or chemically- treated wood Ob) You reduce the air supply of a big fire Oc) Your chimney has not been properly cleaned and maintained Od) All of the above 7. True or False: Burning wood during the cold, dry winter months has less of a negative effect on the air quality than burning wood during the hot, windy summer months. OTrue OFalse 8. Which of the following methods can help you contol the temperature of your home? Oa) Weather - stripping all door and window openings Ob) Painting the outside of your home Oc) Placing a lamp next to your thermostat Od) None of the above 9. True or False: The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) Is offering a $125 Incentive for Southern California residents who make the switch from wood - burning fireplaces to gas -fog sets. OTrue O Fatse 10. In addition to Healthy Hearths, AQMD is involved in which of the following programs to help clean the air we breathe? Oa) Annual (awn -mower exchanges Ob) Fuel -cell research and funding 7c) Giving motorists financial incentives to scrap their high - emission vehicles Od) All of the above 11. Which of the following items in your home contribute to the formation of smog in Southern California? Oa) Paint b) Dry- cleaned clothes c) Barbeque grills http:I/WWW3. agmd. goyimbappl /hh- qulz /Default.aspx Page 2 of 3 I fealthy Hearths 10124/11 11:58 AM i d) All of the above 12. 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(.lasses Wehcasts AOMD Forms 10 /5 /11 a:IR PM f Get Health Effects Info ,V, ,y w �. I� Sign up r Espanol I rIlA I ty �nl Horne • En Espanol • Why Healthy Hearths? - Wood - Burning Tips Gas Log Incentives - Supporters • Check Before You Burn - FAQ • Press Room Quiz on Household Emissions You answered 12 out of 12 questions correctly 1. True or False: Since wood smoke is an organic substance, a wood burning fireplace offers a clean and natural way to heat a home. Your Answer: False Is correct Correct Answer: False. Burning wood releases a significant amount of fine particle pollution (PM2,5). PM2,5 presents a threat to individual health because the particles are so small that the body's natural defense mechanisms can't keep them from entering the lungs. For Southern California residents, particularly children and the elderly, this can lead to reduced lung function, bronchitis, asthma attacks and even premature death. 2. Wood smoke contains which of the following pollutants? Your Answer-. e) All of the above is correct Correct Answer: E) All of the above. Wood smoke contains hundreds of harmful compounds in addition to those listed above, including sulfur dioxide and formaldehyde, as well as chemicals known or suspected to be carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). 3. True or False: Residential wood burning contributes more fine particle pollution (or PM2,5) to Southern California's air than all the power plants in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties combined. 'f our Answer: I rl le is cot 'r ec t Correct Answer: True. Wood - burning PMZ,5 emissions total six tons per day - more than four times tite amount of PM2,5 released by all the power plants in four major Southern California counties) A. What heating unit is the most efficient? Your Answer: ,i/ 1 (e,At k'. lit rp6.i,_e Is cot WCt Correct Answer: D) Electric fireplaces. Electric fireplaces are 10D%effk:lent, followed by pellet stoves (75% to 90%), gas heaters (60% to 90%) and htip : / /wm,13.agnid.goylviebapl)l /lih- quiz /Default.aspx Page 1 of 3 Healthy Hearths 10/51114:18 Ph manufactured fireplaces (-1D% to tU%). Un average, Hreplaces lose YM of their energy through the chimney. Fireplaces are so inefficient that they should not be considered heating devices according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Electric, gas and pellet stoves offer more efficient and cost - saving sources of heat, and unlike wood- burning, they produce little to no fine particle pollution, offering an environmentaity- friendly heating alternative. 5. True or False: Fans are an efficient way to both heat and cool a Home. Your Answer: True is correct Correct Answer: True. Farts not only provide an inexpensive and green method for cooling but they can also help heat your home. A well - positioned and slow - rotating fan can help ensure that the warmth emitted from your heating source doesn't just drift up to the ceiling but spreads throughout the room. 6. Creosote buildup can form in your chimney if: Your Answer: d) All of the above is correct Correct Answer: D) All of the above. Creosote forms when unburned carbon materials vaporize and condense inside a chimney flue. When chimneys don't vent properly, the creosote buildup can push harmful wood smoke into your home or even cause a house fire. If you must burn wood, be sure to only bum dry, seasoned wood. This type of wood burns hot and clean, helping to remove creosote buildup. Be sure to have your fireplace and chimney professionally cleaned when needed. 7. True or False: Burning wood during the cold, dry winter months has less of a negative effect on the air quality than burning wood during the hot, windy summer months. Your Answer: False Is correct Correct Answer: False. The lack of wind and colder temperatures during winter allow smoke and air pollutants to remain stagnant at ground level for long periods of time, leading to an increased risk of exposure to wood smoke's harmful pollutants. Also, because we burn more wood during the cold winter months, the amount of PMZ.5 increases from six tons per day to more than 10 tons per day. 8. Which of the following methods can help you contof the temperature of your home? Your Answer: a) Weather- suipping all door and window openings is correct Correct Answer: A) Weather - stripping door and window openings prevents heat from escaping during the winter months and helps keep cold air indoors during the summer. Other tips for saving on energy include using energy- efffc[ent appliances and planting a tree next to your home to provide shade and a natural source of cool] rig, and using energy - efficient appliances. 9. True or False: -rho South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is offering a $125 incentive for Southern California residents who make the switch from wood - burning fireplaces to gas-log sets. Your Answer: f tie Iscorrect Correct Answer: True. As part of the Healthy Hearths initiative, Southern California residents looking to "green" their fireplaces by switching to gas are eligible for a monetary incentive. Gas -tog sets offer a wide variety of aesthetic decor options, burn clean and are a safe and environmentattyfriendly alternative to wood burning. 10. In addition to Healthy hearths, A(VAD is involved in which of the following programs to help clean the air we breathe? Yon it Arrivfart � 1) All of rh #P 10` /s'. IS r:(,IY!'t Correct Answer: 0) Alt of the above. AQMD is Involved in a myriad of programs and research Initiatives that actively advocate and work toward clean air for all. From our lawnmower exchange program that replaces thousands of high-polluting kup:// tn: n' 13. agmd. 9ovh ' /ebappl /i/h- qulz /nefault.aspx Page 2 of 3 Healthy Hearths 10/5/ 114:18 PM gas mowers with clean, energy - efficient electric models to our extensive research in alternative energy and fuel -cell technology to our HERDS program that gives motorists money to repair or scrap their high - emission vehicles, AQMD Is committed to undertaking all feasible steps to protect public health from air pollution. 11. Which of the following items in your home contribute to the formation of smog in Southern California? Your Answer: d) All of the above Is correct Correct Answer: D) All of the above, unless you make environmentally conscious - choices for each. Painting homes and other structures causes more than 20 tons per day of smog - forming pollutants, so look for paints with very low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as water -based or latex paints. Dry cleaners in the region emit perchloroethylene, a toxic chemical that poses a risk to personal health. Opt for professional wet cleaning or hydrocarbon -based dry cleaning. And while charcoal grills are a summer tradition, some charcoals emit 105 times more carbon monoxide than burning propane. They too produce a variety of harmful VOCs. Propane or natural gas grills are a great way to cook outdoors and they give you an even cooking surface - without the health riskst 12. Which activity causes more pollution? Your Answer: c) Both emit the same is correct Correct Answer: Both, Unbelievably, these two activities emit the same amount of pollution. Help cut pollution by mowing your lawn with a battery- powered, cordless electric mower. Electric mowers are mare efficient, Just as powerful and quieter than most gas models. 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I R1= O1 tl SHARE 91 t r ,,- Home - En Espanol • Why Healthy Hearths? • Wood - fuming Tips - Gas Log Incentives , Supporters • Check Before You Burn • FAQ • Press Room Why do we need '`Healthy Hearths"2 The Healthy Hearths initiative was created to reduce pollution and protect public health from the harmful emissions of wood burning. Despite steady progress toward improved air quality, Southern California still has the worst pollution in the country. This fact leads to more than 6,200 premature deaths and 100,000 new cases of asthma per year in this region. From switching to elec tr is Ijyrmmowers to using your fireplace responsibly, every small step toward cleaner air will help protect your respiratory health. So take part in Healthy Hearths and help Southern California In these ways: Reduce Pollution Caused by Wood Burning Wood burning creates six tons of harmful PM2.5 emissions per day in the South Coast Air Basin. That's more than four times the amount of PM2.5 emitted from all of the power plants in the areal And it's even worse in the winter, when wood burning Is at Its peak. From November through March, pollution from wood burning has been estimated to be more than 10 tons per day. Starting in November 2011, wood burning will be prohibited during winter months in specific areas where PM2.5 is forecast to reach unhealthy levels. Although the Healthy Hearths initiative only prohibits wood-burning devices in new homes, those who own existing homes can burn cleaner too. There are plenty of wood - burning alternatives and resources to help you switch to ;,1 iii a . I, Reduce Health Risks Caused by Wood Burning Pollution from vrood smoke contains very small particles known as PM2.5. These particles are 2.5 microns in diameter - that's 1 /30th the width of a human hair! Because it's so small, PM2.5 can lodge deep in the lungs and cause a variety of respiratory health problems. Long -term exposure to PM2.5 can lead to reduced lung function and chronic 6......63H. It, .n».n ­...n n +nl n....n.l n... ..... rn N.6 M-1-1 ...6<<.....n _. n..nn hitp:llt9W y. aq m d.gov /ltealtliyhearthsfwhy_HH.htni Page l of 2 Why Healthy Hearths? /0112/11 7:32 AM v,wti,nua. u, xru,c ywam,tycu cnyvau.c w una nmuuw moy Cvvu lead to premature death. Short -term exposure can make existing respirator/ conditions such as asthma or lung disease worse. it may also increase the risk of respiratory infections, and those with heart disease could even be at risk for heart attacks or arrhythmias. Young children and the elderly are especially vulnerable to the effects of PM2.5. To learn more, watch our Hts�dthy He rjhs videg here. For more information about Healthy Hearths, contact us at IkeALYHear hs&a _991i This page updated: November 09, 2010 URL: http:/ /wow. agmd .gov /hmithylwarths/WltyJIH.htm Stay Connected A -Z Index i)uosttnns /heed 6Hn? Viewers Faceboak Twitter YouTube Contact Us Terms of UselAccessiblUty /Privacy ,11 ',M PDF !° tn Employment Webmaster South Coast AWD - 21865 Copley Of - Diamond Dar, CA 91765 - (909) 396.2000 - 800-CUT-SMOG (288-7664) This site best viewed In the latest version of Intefuet Explorer Irttp: / /swxl- agmd .govilmalthybearifis/Why_HH.htm Page 2 of 2 A r L'AOOM South Coast AQMD Efforts to Reduce Wood Smoke Emissions (April 2008) Background People that live and work in the South Coast Air Basin breathe unhealthful amounts of fine particulate matter, also referred to as PM2.5 which stands for "particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter." These particles are so small that the body's natural defense mechanisms can't keep them from entering deep into the lungs where they can harm us by reducing lung function, making bronchitis and other lung conditions worse, and triggering asthma and heart attacks. The State and federal government set health -based air quality standards, which this area does not yet meet. Although not the largest source, wood smoke from fireplaces and wood stoves contributes to the poor air quality in our area. Answers to frequently asked questions on PM2.5 health effects and AQMD Rule 445 — Wood Burning Devices, are found below. You may also want to review the detailed information that has been prepared to answer to frequently asked questions for local government building officials, home builders, architects, installers or other interested parties. Health Effects from Wood Smoke Wood smoke consists of very small particles, generally less than 2.5 microns in diameter (1 /30th the diameter of a human hair) that can evade the body's natural defense mechanisms. A study by the California Air Resources Board (GARB) estimated that the elevated ambient 1999 -2000 PM2.5 levels from all sotu•ccs here in the South Coast Air Basin result in 5,400 premature deaths, 140,000 asthma/lower respiratory symptoms and 980,000 lost work days per year. For more information on the health effects from air pollution, refer to APImUt ix 1_t l' the 2007-Air t >uulir4 Nl ui iz�menl Hall = Wood smoke contains a mixture of gases and fine particles that can cause burning eyes, runny nose, and bronchitis. Even limited exposure to smoke can be harmful to human health, particularly to the health of children, the elderly, and those with chronic health conditions. Beside fine particulates, wood smoke also contains carbon monoxide and toxic compounds, such as polycyelic aromatic hydrocarbons NF�hY' South Coast AQMD Efforts to Reduce Wood Smoke Emissions (April 2008) also known as PAIIs. You may also want to visit the following web sites if you are interested in learning more about heath effects from wood smoke: http:// www. epa, l-'Pv /Nvoo(istoves /heallltcttccts,huul httg / /www,elihi.or�,/woodsmoke /health effects_shtml 11q) /svw�v PLJbinalceathal.atli ov/articlereoder.fcE =i ?amid = 1026893 Frequently Asked Questions about AQMD Rule 445 — Wood Burning Devices 1. What action is the District taking to address wood smoke emissions? The AQMD Governing Board adopted 1Z- ule 445 Wood Burning Devices yin March 7, 2008 and has also initiated an incentive program to encourage the public to switch to gaseous - fueled hearth products. 2. What does Rule 445 require? The main elements of the rule are: v standards for new construction and existing structures; ® no burning of items such as trash in a wood burning device; © requirements for commercial bulk wood sellers relative to selling unseasoned wood during certain months; and © a mandatory curtailment element that will be implemented during high pollution days beginning in 2011 during winter months, if any. The following is a link to the ltu e -,:14) hi t `7hco1. 3, What does the incentive progrean offer? The AQMD Governing Board has approved the release of a request for proposals to hire one or more contractors to implement a program that would offer the public financial incentives to switch to gaseous - fueled hearth products. Under the South Coast AQMD Efforts to Reduce Wood Smoke Emissions (April 2008) program, the gaseous- ffieled hearth product (i.e., log set, fireplace insert, or stove) would have to be professionally installed in order to receive the financial incentive. Details are still being explored, however, it is anticipated that the financial incentive will be in the $100 to $150 range per residence. For more information you can view the Pro =ram Announcement: 4. What portions of Southern California are subject to Rule 445? Rule 445 applies to the South Coast Air Basin portion of the South Coast Air Quality Management District. As shown in the map below, this area is generally defined as all of Orange County and the non - desert portion of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Rule 445 is not applicable in the Coachella Valley. The standards for new construction and the mandatory wood burning curtailment program that will be implemented in 2011 are not applicable to properties 3,000 and more feet in elevation. I l You can also view a more detailed malp. Woodsrnoke or wood smoke fact sheets about toxic health effects of bre...d fireplaces and other sources, excerpted from major science studies. 10/191119:09 f Bumin _ 9Ak ject of ('/parr A1rRevlvaL lnc, Burning Issues Wood Smoke Fact Sheets (updated January 2003) For more information and updates visit our website at: http : //burningissues.org Burning Issues is a project of Clean Air Revival, Inc., a non - profit 501 C3 organization dedicated to research and education on clean energy and the detrimental effects of particulate aerosol pollution. Project Statement: Smoke from residential burning of wood, wood burning restaurants and wing of wood, crops and debris 'is ' our neighborhoods. This bunting rest inVAgglulad kMpl. concentrations of title air polintioa. Millions of people are becoming ill from those eons mdsome are dying. Awareness and education are the key elements to the abatement of this sewce of deadly f ne Particulate pollution in our communities, please take the time to read these informative fact sheets. Particulate pollution is the most important contaminant in our air. ...we know that when particle levels go up, people die. A number of studies also show changes in inflammatory markers in the blood, which are risk factors for heart attack." Jeel Setnvartz, Ph.D., Harvard School of Public Health, EMagazine, SeptJOct. 2002 "The largest single source of outdoor fine particles (PM2.5) entering into our homes in many American cities is our neighbor's fireplace or wood slope. ....only a few hours of wood burning in a single home at night can raise fine particle concentrations In dozens of surrounding homes throughout the neighborhood and cause PAH concentrations higher than 2,000 nghm3." (Dr. Wayne Ott, Stanford University, Feb. 1, 1990 1. "... as many as 60,000 U.S, residents per year may die from breathing particulate at or below legally allowed levels." (Joel Schwartz, USEPA as quoted in Dist to l9us part;e gar L.e bat acv, Science News, 139:212,1991); "Dirty -Air Cities Far Deadlier''trio Clean Ones, Study Shows ", The New York Times National, 3/10/95 p. A20; "MarrimWian lungs don't have defenses against small particles, says Schwartz ", UIYTMLMMEie Dilemma, Business Week, Aug.4, 1997) 2. Worldwide estimate of }iremature deaths dale to wood smoke is 2.7 to 3 million, with respiratory illness being the largest kilter of infants. &Aih and Era'&�i .acnt in Sustainabl Dev lol]rrt4 sa^ World health Organization, 1X997, p.242. An 86 page research list is available oil the web "An Annotated Bibllagraphy on Arlt4r tiPgolratOry Infections and Indoor Air Pnll,tgion with F.mnil ig;p ,: n pine__ I�� , ( J.P. McCracken & _._ Phil ire�Under din Develo ' Coul trie. " X.R. Smith, dome for the Environmental health Project, USAID, December 1997.) Copies are available on the EHP web site at: lit lli_ ""v crcx siink,IIV (hp{att1) ib2.l till or contact Dan Campbell, EUP, at email, campbellclbCucdm.com to request a printed copy. iltp: / /burningissues.otg /fact- sheet.btm page 1 of 5 Woodsmoke or Wood smoke fact sheets about toxic health effects of bre...d fireplaces and other sources, excerpted from major science studies. 10/19/119:0 3. "The risk of premature death is 17% higher in cities with high fine particulate levels when compared with 1995 with cleaner air." (Dockery, et al, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, March 4. The elderly, newborns, children, adults who exercise rigorously and those with existing heart and lung disease are most at risk for premature death due to particle pollution exposure. (Am ..t..t__n erican Lung Association, "The Perils of Partic 1 -800 -LUNG -USA) 5. For every increase in the level of particle air pollution there is a measurable increase in chronic respiratory illness. On an average it is 6% increase in mortality and an 18 1/2% increase in respiratory hospital emission, for every 50 m/m3. (Joel Schwartz, Harvard School oi' Public Health, PAW9111ate Air Bof "Im and o 'c Resoiratnry nice ... Environmental Research 62, 7 -13, 1993) 6. In localities where wood is the predominant house heating fuel, wood stoves have been shown to contribute as much as 80% of the ambient PM10 (fine particle) concentrations during winter months. This study shows that the new technology stoves do not achieve the emission reduction expected. Some models were experiencing degraded emission control performance after only a few months use. "the relatively pool. showing of the control technologies was very disappointing." (In-House Performance of k T zh,a Wood sLovee EPA /600/D- 90/026, Robert C. McCriths, EPA /600/D- 90/026) 7. In some neighborhoods, on some days, 90% of the particle pollution is from residential burning. (Jame Koenig and Timothy Larson, A SUMMary of Emissions Chamterizafign and ion of WoT od &rQQkQ, USEPA DOC /f453/R 93 036,1 919 541 -0888) R cta 8, a) Children's health studies document that living in homes where wood is burned, and in communities where wood smoke is prevalent, the wood smoke smoke causes decreases in lung capacity and increases in asthma attacks, frequency and severity of general respiratory illness, emergency room visits and school absences. b.) Wood burning releases many air pollutants, some of these are: chlorinated Dioxin, carbon monoxide, methane, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides, : chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and fine particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5 . " Cancer Resnirnr �fc r ) (acv o missions Characteriv lim, „ r o -Qkce" , Anuszcwski, , Larson, , and Koenig, (1992); S' rd n Indoor and outdoor Particle 1 fight Sr rfp> i eons E Measurements at rai domes Using Pot aha iU 1 f University of Washington,l7ept. of Civil Engineering and Dept. of Environmental Health) 9. Lab rats exposed to 750ug/m3 wood smoke concentration experienced an immediate 25 % reduction in Pulmonary bacterial clearance. Certain lung functions were reduced by 23 % and 61 % after 1.5 and 2.5 hours respectively. Researchers concluded that wood smoke compromises important pulmonary immune defense mechanisms and suggests an association bety /cen wood smoke and increased incidence of respiratory infection. Velikoff, J.T., N.Y. Univ. Med. Center, lnstit. of Env. P/ded, CZAR Carrrents, Nov. 19rat 1Ib subgroup of the poiynuclear organic material ( POM)i1a OU air is from residential banning. POPAs contain the Performance of PAIIs include .benzo(a) pyrene and other known carcinogenic compounds. ou e rrr n e f Tech ogv �FLo� o, s, EPA/6gaD /IJ- 91D/02,6) 1 I . California: Data from a fixed site in a residential neighborhood of the San Francisco Bay Area shows that particulate concentrations increase most rapidly in the early evening and that the highest concentrations occur in the late evening, after 11 PPJI. (e Ti ell do t� v A: m.. t " Inhalation Toxicology, (7(5) 19 �g 95 J. sk" i' Mary J. Rozenberg, Ip:/ /burnin9lssues.or9 /fact- sheet.htm Page 2 of 5 Woodsmoke or rmad smoke fact sheets about toxic health effects of bre —d fireplaces and other sources, excerpted from major science studies. 10119/119:09.0 12. California1la middle class suburban California neighborhood indoor and outdoor PAH levels coincided with residential wood stove and fireplace use in the evenings of the heating season. Indoor levels averaged 60%d of outdoor levels. Indoor - outdoor PAA Time c ties from the Residential Faposure , - n nJPog M Report tl Develonmen of nd Advan d Total Human Rx p " ect Technical Program, Nov. 19Wayne Ott, Ph.D; Neil Kleipus, Y 1Innovative Research 13. The US EPA warns that exposw to a,fractiou of a nanogCam of PAH in salon'. (Wood Buming Fireolac s Romano a ou y, 1982�ex�ulg+l>~+►g 'sic, BioScience Vol. 32 No 2, e�irnary, 1982) 14. Wood smoke contains over 200 cheaticals and compound grotP. Ure aMMAQWwe inhaiable size Utz. This paper is a must read. (Environment 1 Impact of Residential f .' , ;,,, fdM" bfi* cm the Emissions and It Imnlir + Ca nhnstion John A. Cooper, APCA Journal, Vol.30 No.8, August 1980); Air borne wood dust (uncombusted) can cause respiratory, eye and skin irritation. Breathing excessive amounts of wood dust has been associated with nasal cancer in some industries. The international agency for research of cancer (LARC) classified all wood dust as a human carcinogen Group 1. 15.(a) Wood smoke particle analyses show particle range between 0.15 and .4 microns, with essentially none greater than one micron, (Koenig, et al, 1993); (b) Burning Issues shows a photograph of wood particles taken from a woman's diseased lung on our website. Note the tissue piercing shape of the coated and uncoated wood fibers, (Interstitial Lung Disease and Domestic Wood Burning, Ramage, Roggli, Bell, and n with all Piantadosi,1987); (c ) The smoke pollution particles are so small that they filter into our homes eve the doors and windows closed. The level of indoor air pollution is typically equal [0 70% of the outdoor pollution level. ( hp Health Effects of Wood Smoke, Washington State Department of Ecology) 16. (a)The EPA estimates that the lifetime cancer risk from wood stove smoke is twelve times greater than that from an equal volume of second hand tobacco smoke. (The Health Eff its of W— nri a r__ State Department of Ecology); g , Washington gY)� @) Burnin two cords of wood produces the same amount of mutagenic particles as: Driving 13 gasoline powered cars 10,000 miles each at 20 rrules/gallon or driving 2 diesel powered cars 10,000 miles each Q 30 nlilWgallon. These figures indicate that the worst contribution that an individual is likely to make to the mutagenicity of the air is using a wood stove for heating, follower by driving a diesel car. (Dr. Joellen Lewtas, Contribution of Source Emissions f he Ithe agenici of mbien Urban Air Particles, U.S. EPA, #91-131.6,1991) ad Free radicals produced from wood smoke are chemically active for twenty minutes, tobacco smoke free radicals are chemically active for thirty seconds. Wood smoke free radicals may attack our bodies cells up to forty times longer once inhaled. (Lachocki, Prycr, e1 al,eisten2e�?hss iln W o State [university, Free Radical Biology & Medicine Va1.12,1992) a d s>nt�> Louisiana 18. Dioxin: Wood burning is the second largest source of dioxin in the San Francisco Bay Area. (1,LL, 2001) Wood burning is the third largest source of dioxin in the United States. (EPA 1954, Loretta iucelli spokeswoman, Washington host) 19. The San Francisco Day Area alone could enjoy $2 billion a year in health benefits, avoid thousands of serious illnesses and save 400 lives a year if the air quality regulators would focus on reducing panicle air pollution (Jane gull, Environmental Scientist, California State University at Fullerton, Air ouu l ty ReQrtlaanra ck to Iron 1�'�rne$, S.F. Chronicle, 9/26/94) (David Fairley of the flay Area Air 9uality I�/Sanagement District estirllates that rnore than $1 billion of medical illness expense in the Bay area is from wood smoke pollution. One wood fire can cost as much as $40. of medical damage to neighbors. The BAA(pMD estimates htlp; / /burnhigissues.org /fact- slteet.htm Page 3 of 5 Woodsmoke or wood smoke fact sheets about toxic health effects of bre ... d fireplaces and other sources, excerpted from major science studies. 10/19/119:09 AN 26. "The largest single source of outdoor fine particles (PM2.5) entering into:our homes in wry ,American cities is our neighborls'fijreplace or wood stove. Despite the ineffectiveness of a fireplace in heating a home, only a few hours of wood burning in a single home at night+ean raise fine particle concentrations in dozens of surrounding homes throughout ^the seighbtiMbod;and cause PAH concentrations higher than 2,000 ng/m3. The far reaching implications of these scientific discoveries for environmental laws have not yet sunk in the Nation's consciousness. The best way to reduce the exposures of our children and families to toxic pollutants that cause cancer, asthma, or other diseases is by taking very simple steps in our daily lives, not relying on billion -dollar "remediations" or complex laws controlling industrial point source emissions. Indeed, ignoring indoor air pollution and human exposure as the nation is doing under its current environmental laws, is a tragic disregard of our children's health and the well-being of future generations." (Dr. Wayne Ott, Statistics, Stanford University, 2/1/98) 27. Smoke is smoke: Smoke from the burning of the straw residues from Kentucky grass seed fields contains at least two different types of organic compounds, i e. the phenolic compounds and the PAHs. The phenols appear to be present in much higher concentrations than the PAHs. In the short -term, inhalation of this smoke, from MSDS toxicity data, would appear that these relatively volatile phenolic compounds are likely to cause acute irritation of the mucous membranes of the hmgs as well as eye and skin irritation. Further, the long -term carcinogenic effects due to exposure to the PAHs could be expected. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF GRASS SEED MELD STRAW, Jeffrey A. Corkill, Ph. D., Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Eastern Washington University (19967 Burning Issues Box 1045 Point Arena CA 95468 Tel: 707 -882 -3601 Emad: 11milkiAt ar (mcrr riot lr j URL: htip: / /burn ingissues.org Back to 1?wnLng_LgLi s. flttp; /IWroingissiles.org /fact- sileet.hl"l page 5 of 5 ATTACHMENT C From: William Singleton fmailto:blllnmimi @ msn.coml Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 20115:01 PM To: dalcaraz(&newportbeachca.aov; tcraiaCdnewportbeachca.gov Cc: Gardnerncy(a)aol.com Subject: FW: Possible Liability & Other Questions Teri, Would you please forward this information to the members of the Parks, Beach & Recreation Committee and any one else who is studying the Fire Rings at CDM Big Corona Beach? Thanks. Bill Singleton Fyi..communications earlier this year with Nancy Gardner and the previous City Attorney re: Fire Rings at CDM Big Corona Beach. See also two Attachments. - - - -- Original Message---- - From: William Singleton [mailto:billnmimi(5)msn.com1 Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 12:38 PM To: dalcaraz (a)City.Newoort- Beach.ca.us Cc: Gardnerney(Maol.com Subject: FW: Possible Liability & Other Questions I am sending this over to the City Attorney's office since I am concerned about some legal questions and I have had no reply from Nancy Gardner. I am also attaching a word document which contains the posting on the coronadelmartoday.com web site that I referenced in the original email. In looking at the pictures again, other liability /enforcement questions arise, in addition to the ones in my original email. There is a photo of a woman dangling a child over the fire. Would this be considered child endangerment? Could the city be held liable for child endangerment as well as adult burns and accidents mentioned in my original email? Thanks. Bill Singleton 949 697 -5380 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: William Singleton [mailto:billnmimina.msn.coml Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 2:08 PM To: Gard nerncy(a)aol.com Subject: Possible Liability & Other Questions Nancy, Last night was the Persian New Year and the traffic seems to be getting worse each year when this event occurs. I had to park in the alley behind my house in the 300 block of Larkspur (I never have to do this at other times of the year). The following are some comments from the coronadelmartoday.com web site, where you can read the entire write up and look at the pictures of people on the fire rings and jumping over them. About 5,000 people filled Big Corona State Beach this evening to celebrate Persian New Year, filling the 27 beach fire rings with bonfires as part of an ancient tradition. ...... "It's a party," she said. "We all jump over the fire." When you jump over the fire, she said, you are supposed to speak words that give any sickness to the flames. Her father, Ahmad Sarrafi, 85, said the fire cleanses everyone. He said the tradition honored an old Persian king who saw a snake and threw a stone at it. ....Newport Beach added 15 extra patrol officers as well as park police to monitor the crowds, but they said other than some First Aid calls and crowd control at the end of the night, the celebrations were usually calm and without incident. If someone falls in the fire and is injured, could the city be held liable? If the city is not liable, how is it protected? My concern is this: about 20 -25 years ago we lived on Balboa Island and the city was sued when someone dove from a pier into the water (somewhere in Newport Beach, not necessarily Balboa Island) and broke their neck. Even though there were "No Diving" signs there, the diver claimed he had done it a year earlier and had not hit a sand bar. They claimed that "No Diving, Sand Bars Can be Present" (or something to that effect) should have been on the signs. The city lost the case and consequently the city told us we could no longer hold our "Block Parties" due to liability. The City Attorney should have information on that case. Other questions: I assume gathering of this size require a permit. Is that correct? Who pays for the beach cleanup, extra police, helicopter (I called the Newport Beach Police and asked what the helicopter was up to last night shortly after 10pm and was told they were trying to close the beach), etc? Thanks. Bill Singleton Attachment from coronadelmartoday.com submitted by William Singleton Fire Rings Should Be Studied Again, Council Decides posted: September 141h, 201101:23 pnt I I I Comments Beach officials will study the safety of beach fire rings and whether they should be banned, nearly two years after the issue was tabled because of a storm of public outcry. At Tuesday's City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Gardner asked that the city's Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission put fire rings on a future agenda. She cited a recent $500,000 claim against the city of Huntington Beach after a child was severely burned when he fell into a ring; read more about the claim here. "Before I get all kinds of angry entails," Gardner said, "I'm making no recommendation. There's a spectrum from doing what we do now to no fire pits." The Council agreed to ask the parks commission to study fire rings at a future meeting. Two years ago, the Clty Council discussed whether to ban fire rings because of concerns of pollution; read our story here. Almost immediately, fans of fire rings began to entail Council members. A Facebook nape called "Save the Big Corona Fire Pits!" was formed and currently has 1,801 fans. By November 2009, Gardner asked that staff no longer make the fire ring ban a priority, saying that the passion on both sides was taking too much time when the city had budget concerns to address; read our story here. As of October 2009, there were 30 rings at Big Corona and 36 rings at the Balboa Pier. City officials did not immediately confirm whether that number has changed. The Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission's neat meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 4. The agenda is not yet posted. From: Randy McPhillips [mailto:loanmanagement @yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, October 02, 20119:59 AM To: Gardner, Nancy; Detweiler, Laura Subject: We Support The Ban http: / /articles.dailypilot.com/ 2011- 10 -01/ news /tn -dpt- 1002- cdmtoday- 20111001 1 fire- ring s- pro- tem -nancv -card ner- ban -on- single- use - plastic Do the right thing not the popular thing. These hazardous waste pits have had their day. Just the health hazards alone are reason enough to remove them. Smoking on airplanes used to be permitted tooN 4 Dr. Jack U. Lmrsor 3024 Broalters Dvivo Corona dal Mar, CA 92625 Parks, Botches and Recreation Commission J4* 10ffcb City Of Newport Bench 3300 Newport Blvd. Newport Beach, CA 92663 January 17, 20t2 RB: Fire Rings at Big Corona Beach Done Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, This letter Is to express my support for the rmnovnl of lite fire rings at Big Corona Beach. The rings should be removed as ([toy are a potential hazard to beach -goers and a significant liability to Ale city without adding to the quality of life to residents or visitom hn fact lire smoke and embers from the fire rings at Big Corona crealo toxic smoko polluting the air for both people and wildlife in the area. It seems boyond comprolionslon that the Stale of California requires automobile smog checks and discourages smoking cigarettes ht part due to second hand smoke but allows the amount of smoko that emanates from lice beach fire rings to go unabated. Tiro toxic ash from lie rings spreads to and Into nearby homes, including my residence on Breakers Drive, and ends up in file oceso after min storms turning the ocean into the city's ash -imy. Additionally, the fire rings peso risks for igiury and burns to small children that may be at tiro bench which world be a tragely and a significant liability to tiro city, Due to lleso significant problems I out urging tine Parks Benches and Recreation Commission to rentovo Iho Gro rings from Big Corom Bench to benefit the residents, visitors and our environment. Regatlds, Dr. Jack B. Larson From: shechiri @aol.com [mailto:shechiri @aol.com] Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:59 PM To: Recreation Subject: Beach Fire Ring Issues - Comments Dear Representative, I am unable to attend the meeting on February 7, 2012, and would like to provide a few comments regarding the beach fire rings at Big Corona Beach. I'm very pleased that the city is having a discussion on this subject. I have lived in Corona del Mar for more than 20 years and enjoy spending time at the beach. I live on Heliotrope in the 300 block, which is about two blocks from the beach. I walk on the beach almost every day for exercise and to enjoy this beautiful gift to us. However, I cannot walk on the beach at night or when people are burning fires in the fire rings. I believe the air near the half of the beach where the fire rings are located is dangerously toxic, it makes me cough, irritates my sinuses and makes my clothes stick. I suggest an air quality study be conducted to determine the pollution level of the smoke from the fire rings. I think the high toxins from the fire pits are very unhealthy and take away from the healthy environment of the beach and our lovely Corona del Mar. My vote would be to remove the fire rings immediately to make the beach a healthy place for everyone to enjoy! Thank you, Sheila Chiri 949 - 673 -3916 shechiri @aol.com From: Barbara Peters [mailto:barbaraannpeters @gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:41 AM To: Nancy Gardner; Henn, Michael; Rosansky, Steven; Hill, Rush; Leslie Daigle; Curry, Keith; Dept - City Council Cc: Detweiler, Laura; Kiff, Dave Subject: Fre Rings at Big Corona Honorable Mayor and City Council, My neighbor sent the following email to me and asked that I forward it. Please consider his comments in any discussions about the Fire Rings at Big Corona. Thank you, Barbara Peters ---- - - - - -- Forwarded message ---- - - - - -- From: <EricWelton(@aol.com> Date: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 2:26 PM Subject: (no subject) To: barbaraAnnPeters - amail.com Dear Barbara I live a few hundred yards north of Big Corona and for over thirty five years I have been subjected to the noxious emanations that come from the smoke that is generated in the after dark beach fires. The smoke is not seen due to darkness but the effects linger on thereby prolonging the exposure inside our homes to toxic contaminants. Many of these fires use flamable materials that come from nearby construction sites or are dragged from the vehicles of party goers. Based on my personal observations, those materials include -but are not limited to; painted wood wooden pallets with chemical residue asphault shingles railroad ties that are coated with black tar scrap wood full of nails green tree wood cuttings plastic that is attached to wood cuttings rubber " " " " It BBQ coal residue that is saturated with starter fluid Woodimetal patio furniture parts purloined from neighbors plastic bottles trash from ugly dumpsters -(now more conveniently placed nearby) It is regrettable that previous city staff and elected officials have been conveniently indecisive about addressing this health hazard. Hopefully, current staff and council persons that are in a position to address the residents needs, (as opposed to those of evening beach visitors -most of whom live out of town) will be able to take a more courageous position this time around. It is noteworthy, as observed by someone who walks the beach daily, that the painting of walls, signs, steps, etc with fresh graffitti in the area concides with the fire ring activity. Some of us who suffer from breathing impairments might feel they have a cause of action for litigation against the City now that they have again been given notice about this dangerous condition. Feel free to forward the above to anyone of your choice. Barbara A. Peters barbaraAnnPeters(a pmail.com (949) 230 -7409 cell From: Charles Farrell [mailto:CFarrell @65retire.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4,39 PM To: Recreation Subject: Fire Pits Removal As a resident of the Newport Beach, I strongly support the removal of all fire pits on our ocean beaches for the following reasons: Impact on our health, air quality, crime, noise, and expense to taxpayers Charles F. Farrell President 65RETIRE Branch Office 23 Corporate Plaza Or Ste 150 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Corporate Headquarters 9870 Research Drive Irvine, CA 92618 p 1- 888 - 657 -3847 p 1-888 -65- RETIRE f 1 -888- 369 -3647 c 949 - 887 -3187 cfarrell an65retire com www.65retire.com From: Jack Meyers [mailto:jmeyers @me.com] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 11:33 AM To: Recreation Subject: Beach Fire Rings I have live at 3012 Ocean Blvd., just above the Big Corona Beach, for 10 years and find the beach fire rings to be detrimental to both our home and health. When fires are burning on the beach we constantly have smoke and black ash coming into our home and covering the exterior of our property. We now avoid going out and sitting on our patio do to the unpleasant smoke. We do not open our windows any longer so that we are not subjected to the pollutants in the air coming from the beach fire rings. I would clearly support the banning of all fires on the beach which would benefit the health and safety of the residents and those on the beach. It's frustrating to not be able to use your home and enjoy sitting outside due to the problems created by the smoke and pollutions. Sincerely, Jack L Meyers 3012 Ocean Blvd. Corona del Mar, CA From: Johnolwang @aol.com tmalito:Johnolwang @aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:42 PM To: Recreation Subject: fire rings I have lived on the peninsula since 1974 and every year the pollution from those rings gets worse. The onshore winds spew carsinogenic smoke across the whole peninsula. I do not want to take a good time away from anyone but lets face it, we live in a dense populated area down hear and it is just not healthy for anyone to breathe this pollution. I do not think taking away the fire rings is going to break city hall revenues,let alone the cost of EMT to be on burn patrol. You people in city hall need to stop the pollution or pitch a tent down hear and see for yourselves. From: Michael Hirschberg [mailto:mhirschb @uci.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 3:25 PM To: Recreation Subject: save the beach fire rings As a Newport Beach native and UClrvine student, save the fire rings! It is one of the best attractions Orange County has to offer students and people alike. Many nights I have gone bbqing, guitaring, and chilling by these rings. If you get rid of these, what will kids and students do at night? It may help prevent the use of drugs and other bad things. Save the pits!!! A concerned resident, Michael From: Bob Cuyler [mailto:rfcuylerdds @aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:59 AM To: Recreation Subject: Pits The pits should stay ... one of the few traditions left. Why be so PC? Sent from my iPad From: McCarthy, Liam [mailto:liam.mccarthy @hiu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:38 AM To: Recreation Subject: Beach Fire Pits I am writing this letter in response to a campaign started by Council -women Nancy Gardner to remove city owned fire pits. I do not wish the fire pits to be removed because any potential "danger" the pits create is far less than that of even driving a car. There are greater safety issues I am sure the city could better spend its resources worrying about than the fire pits enjoyed by people all across California. Thank you for your time, Liam McCarthy From: Jamie Dow [mailto:jamiedow @gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:10 PM To: Recreation Subject: Let the fire pits stay As a lifetime Newport Beach resident, who grew up on the peninsula and whose family still owns property there, I would like to request that the fire pits be allowed to remain on the beach. They are not dangerous (they're surrounded by two of the least flammable materials in the world, concrete and sand), they add to the character of the beach, and they are not expensive to maintain. Further, another of the reasons given for removing them, that they lead to beach curfew violations, does not make much sense - if the authorities are so concerned about beach curfew violations, wouldn't you rather have centralized and very visible violations than violations which are spread out in the dark along the whole beach? This city has been moving more towards an insular attitude catering solely to longtime residents and seemingly being hostile towards outsiders or tourists. And yet we, as a beach community, have much to gain from a tourist - friendly attitude. To close down these fire pits would just be another move towards this anti - everyone -else attitude that our city has been showing recently, which is folly. Our economy benefits from outside money, and my family gains significant income from renting our property on the peninsula. Acting to remove the fun from our city is not going to benefit us, and will not benefit the many others who rent, or local business owners who survive on tourism. In short, removing the fire pits does not make sense in any way. Do not move forward with this plan. Thank you. -Jamie Dow Newport Beach resident of 30 years From: David Gordon [ maiito :gordon,david.0l.dg@gmall.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:27 PM To: Recreation Subject: fire pits I really enjoy the fire pits. Taking them out would be very disappointing to the connnunity I love. From: Alex Uzdavines [mailto:auzdavin @uci.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:41 PM To: Gardner, Nancy; Curry, Keith; Selich, Edward; Daigle, Leslie; Hill, Rush; Rosansky, Steven; Henn, Michael Cc: Recreation Subject: Don't Close the Fire Rings Hello, As a UC Irvine student and employee I have enjoyed the firepits at Newport Beach beaches for years with a number of different student groups. Please do not close them. I believe you would be doing a disservice to both the residents of Newport Beach who use these pits and the many, many visitors that come to these beaches expressly for evening gatherings around a fire. Best, Alex Uzdavines M.A Student, Demographic and Social Analysis B.A Psychology and Social Behavior University of California, Irvine From: Lynn Fetter [mailto:lynnfetter @me.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:11 PM To: Recreation Subject: Fire rings Too much smoke too early in the day. Keep the rings, but put a time when they can fire them up.. 4pm at the earliest. Lynn Fetter Sent from my iPad From: Randy McPhillips [ mailto :loanmanagement @yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:12 AM To: Detweiler, Laura; 'Gardner, Nancy' Subject: RE: We Support The Ban Although we no longer live downwind from these toxic pollution machines we still support the ban. We just moved to Laguna Beach. We spent two years on the Oceanfront near the Balboa Pier closing windows at night because we couldn't handle the smoke. Cars racing in and out of the B Street lot well after midnight, loud music, trash thrown all over the beach and lot all eventually ending up In the Ocean. I have personally spent hours walking on the beach and picking up Beer cans, plastic bags pizza boxes and ...well you get the idea. I have also placed dozens of complaint calls to NBPD late at night because I was unable to sleep. Check the Police logs. This area is also the HQ for Junior Guards. These children play and run all over the very same area that God knows what is getting burned at night. Take a stroll along any beach in Laguna that does not permit fires. THERE IS NO COMPARISON. Newport Beach looks like a garbage dump compared to Laguna Beach. The negative impression made on Tourists well exceeds the benefits of the very few who actually use them. These pits are the party grounds for local High School and College aged kids not Tourists staying in local Hotels. Don't kid yourself. Save the City a fortune and clean up the environment at the same time. From: Carbone, Linsey [mailto:icarbone @tarbut.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:29 AM To: Recreation Subject: Fire Rings To Whom It May Concern, As a Newport Beach resident, I take great pride in our ability to use our beaches — and the fire rings are a huge part of that! Please keep theml Even if they incur additional cost, they more than make up for it with quality of life. Thank you, Linsey Carbone Director of Marketing & Communications 949 - 509 -9500 ext. 3224 www.tarbut.com TT TARBUT V'TORAH cwmnity oay scko l Lave Leamlry. We Values. DIKo Fvltage. From: SBuck89214 @aot.com [mallto:SBuck89214 @aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:49 AM To: Recreation Subject: Fire Rings The fire rings are a source of much enjoyment to families and have been for years. Nothing in life comes without a safety concern. Perhaps we should ban anyone from going Into the water, that would eliminate the thousands of water related incidents and deaths. Do net let a few bad apples ruin a great pleasure. I find it hard to believe that the smoke from the rings has that big an impact period. Steven Buck From: Bob Portale [mailto:BOBPORTALE @YAHOO.COM] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 9:09 AM To: Recreation Subject: FIRE RINGS A CORONA DEL MAR TRADITIONII III KEEP THE RINGS AT ALL COSTSI!! ....... BOB From: Dynamixl0 @aol.com [matito:Dynamixl0 @ aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 1:13 PM To: Recreation Subject: Fire ring solutions Have people pull a permit Monday - Sunday and pay for their use to cover maintenance - 50.00. Pay an overpaid lifeguard supervisor to put out fires at night. Teresa Schmidt, Systems Consultant Audio Dynamix 1- 800 - 305 -8441 2770 S. Harbor Ste D Santa Ana, CA 92704 Fax: 714-649-0822 or 1-888-302-8441 www.audiodynamix.com From: Barbara Peters [ mailto :barbaraannpeters @gma[l.com] Subject: Remove the Fire Rings at Big Corona Dear Members of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, Between Christmas and New Years day, I went to the funeral of my Breakers Drive Neighbor, who sadly died too soon from lung cancer. On January 5, 2012, f returned home with my family to Breakers Drive at about 8pm and we saw HUGE bonfires at the fire rings at Big Corona. The air was filled with thick black smoke as SUV after SUV arrived to throw more Christmas trees onto the bonfires. We see bonfires like this at the fire rings throughout the year. I've seen people burn entire bureaus, covered with paint or lacquered chemicals, and various forms of plastic trash. But even when they are burning clean wood, they are filling our air with toxic chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Please take a look at this link, Nvww.aanncl.eov /rules /doe /r445 /general fau.odf, to learn why the AQMD has banned new indoor or outdoor wood burning devices, effective in our area as of November 2011. The EPA tells us: Wood smoke is 12 times more carcinogenic than equal amounts of tobacco smoke and attacks our body cells up to 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. We don't let people smoke a cigarette on the beach for health and safety reasons. How can we continue to allow the fire rings that generate enormous quantities of wood smoke, known to be far more dangerous to our health? My husband's mother also died during the holidays of respiratory distress. She suffered asthma attacks when she visited our home. Did you know that the tiny particles of wood smoke are so small that windows and doors cannot keep it out? "Inhaling wood smoke particulate matter increases the incidence, duration and severity of respiratory disease, striking hardest at children, the elderly and those with lung or heart disorders. The EPA warns that there is no safe level of these carcinogens ". (www.burningissues.orl; endorsed by the National Safety Council) There was something painfidly wrong to say goodbye at Christmas to a loved relative and a good neighbor, both of whom died from lung disease, and then to see people burning Christmas trees filling the air we all must breathe with carcinogenic smoke particles. The experts at the American Lung Association, the EPA, the SCAQMD, and many agencies around the world all agree: WE SHOULD ALL AVOID BREATHING BURNING WOOD! And they mean all year long, not just at Christmas. Please, do everything in your power to remove the fire rings from Big Corona. Thank you. Barbara A. Peters barbaraA nn Peters(ii�t? mai I.com (949) 230 -7409 cell Hello, As a long time resident of Corona del Mar, I strongly urge you to remove the beach Fire pits. I understand that historically they have provided family fun and barbeques. However, now, they attract gangs, crime, drugs and most importantly are a health hazard to local and non -local residents. In addition, the maintenance and cleaning is costly according to the maintenance people we have talked to over the years. They have also claimed that the particles used in the fire making and nails, injuries, etc is atrocious. The smoke in the air lingers daily and leaves soot and ash on homes, parks and cars. In addition, the air quality is affected. Please consider these items in your review. thank you very much, Tom and Jill Schriber From: Deborah Jeffs < djeffs (o)proaressivebenefitmars.com> Date: Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 5:57 PM Subject: Big Corona Fire Rings To: cocoh1 aaroadrunner.com, NPBTom(a)vahoo.com, JMMarston(&,roadrunner.com, ronwcolenbogmail.com, boxino77.Qaol.com, phillip.lupar(cDsce.com, iack(cD beachs ports. ora Dear Members of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission of Newport Beach, My name is Deborah Jeffs, and I live at 417 Dahlia in Corona del Mar. I'm writing to you to add my voice to the residents who would like to see the Big Corona Fire Rings removed from our community to protect the health and safety of those who live here. As a professional in the health care insurance industry, I pay careful attention to health risks, such as the effects of breathing wood smoke. For my own sake, I don't want to breathe in the chemicals in smoke, and I'm also concerned with the costs to our health care system and the potential for diseases that studies show are connected to breathing the particles of wood smoke. Many agencies have determined that wood smoke is highly injurious to our health. According to the American Lung Association, "a growing number of published studies are associating wood smoke with asthma, other lung problems, and heart disease" (A Burning Issue: Scientists Take a Hard Look at Wood -Stove Emissions, May 14, 2010) They say that burning wood forms thousands of chemicals, including toxic and carcinogenic substances. The EPA tells us that there is no safe level of these carcinogens. The air quality specialists at the SQAMD have said that even limited exposure to smoke can be harmful to human health and they adopted Rule 445 to reduce wood burning. The experts seem to agree, wood smoke is as bad, or worse, than second -hand tobacco smoke. It only makes sense that cigarette smoking be banned in areas where others are forced to breathe second -hand smoke. Yet, those who live in our community are forced to breathe the toxic wood smoke. We can't escape it even if we close our windows. Corona del Mar is a residential neighborhood, and it should not be the location for bonfires where people freely burn all sorts of noxious trash and plastics, even beyond the health risks of burning wood. Newport Beach can make a decision to promote wellness and to protect its residents from the harmful health effects of smoke, soot, and ash that are directly created by the use of the fire rings at the beach. There is plenty of evidence to support your decision to remove these dangerous fire rings as soon as possible. Thank you. Deborah L. Jeffs PROGRESSIVE BENEFIT MANAGERS 3419 Via Lido, #306 Newport Beach, CA 92663 f949) 723 -1411 Fax (949) 723 -1429 DJeffs(d.orog ressivebenefitmars.co m Attention: City of Newport Beat t I'arks, Beaches and Recreation Commission This letter is to tit rge you to remove the fire rings at Big Corona Beach. They are it fire hazard for those of its who live on Breakers Drive and nearby. On several occasions we have had but embers blow onto the deck )(out- home. Smoke blowing into our home has set off our smoke alarms. There is dry brush and native plauts by Occan Boulevard and the driving access ramp. Beach goers throw papers cups, wrappers, and trash and other Ilanunables in 0111 yards and the plant areas. We and some of our neighbors do not leave our homes an July h"' and other day+ when the fire ring use is heavy for fear of our homes catching fire. ')'ho fire rings arc a lire harm d. The situatiou is it problem wailing to happen. Sincerely, Marena Canon Breakers Drive Resident Daniel J. Leonard 3124 Breakers Drive Corona del Mar, Ca. 92625 January 26, 2012 Mr. Tom Anderson Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission City of Newport Beach 3300 Newport Blvd. Newport Beach, Ca. 92663 Dear Mr. Anderson: I am writing to you on behalf of the Breakers Drive Homeowners Association (BDHA) and all its members who reside on both Breakers Drive and on Ocean Blvd. The residents urge you to remove the fire rings from Corona del Mar State Park beach. Many residents have communicated with you and I include copies for your review. Some of the reasons the BDHA requests removal of the fire rings are: • A number of residents and family members contracted breathing disorders and lung diseases, some being fatal. • The fire rings can and have caused burn injuries to children. • The fire rings attract individuals who are involved in gang activities and their sole purpose is to cause trouble including fights requiring police response. • The BDHA residents suffer from dirty air, excessive ash, and soot and burn residue from the fires on the beach. This is often exacerbated by breezes off the ocean. The many letters attached address the health aspects of wood burning. It is just plain UNHEALTHY. Now is the time to clean our air, not only for local residents but also for all people enjoying the beaches. Please remove the fire rings. Daniel J. Leonard President afm fire rings Issue To Whom It Concerns: On behalf of my household on Breakers Drive, the "frontline ", I would like to express my concerns for the fire rings on Big Corona State Beach. My famBy has Ilved on this street For the last 3 to 4 decades and for me It has been the last six years. There are two major issues with having the Are rings here. First are the health problems they can cause. I am sure there is plenty evidence that wood smoke can create health concerns. it Is clear how serious the smoke is when you awake the next morning and there is ash on your car along with the sand. Also having the front sliding glass doors open during warmerseasons create this same problem, but for our furniture. For Instance my mother has to wipe down our counters and leather seating in the living room and kitchen from the ash. It Is very clear that wherever the sand Is blown, ash is blown as well in the same fashion. The point here is that we can prevent the continuation of the ash layer from entering our homes and our lungs. I am sure that If It Is mating our cars, windows, and interior of our homes then it is certainly finding refuge In our respiratory system. This Is year around and obviously Increased dramatically in summer months, Secondly, the public safety Is at risk. Our city and beaches attract thousands of visitors from all over Southern California and beyond. These fire rings allow an extension on their stay. Unlike normal beaches, having lire rings allow these visitors to stay into the dark hours, I cannot say crime Is Increased, but It makes it easier when there is darkness to commit such acts. The correlation Is that If we did not have fire rings, people would be far less likely to stay around the beach after sunset and therefore there Is less possibility of crime. My goal here is to point out thatunl Ike state parks and beaches, residents surround Big Corona. This means the fire rings have direct impact on the dally lives of residents on Breakers Drive, Ocean Boulevard, and neighboring streets. Putting fire rings in state owned areas tend to have open land and no permanent guests, which makes the smoke concernoflittle Importance.I would stress to all government entities involved in this discussion to understand and support the views of the local residents that live with the decision every day of the year. Sincerely, Justin Edson 3030 Breakers Drive Corona del Mar, CA 92625 949 - 375.1862 From: Charlotte Stephens <rostkoPQgmail.com> Date: Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:55 AM Subject: Big Corona Fire Rings To: cocoh1(a)roadrunner.com, NPBTom( yahoo.com, JMMarston(cDroad runner, com, ronwcolenb( pmail.com, boxina77 ()aol.com, phillip.luaar(a)sce.com, iack(o )beachsports.org Dear Members of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, My name is Charlotte Stephens and I am the owner of 3014 Breakers Drive, Corona del Mar, Ca. My property is very close to the fire rings at Big Corona. I would like to see the fire rings removed. My granddaughter suffers from asthma. She is now a young mother herself, but when she was growing up, she would visit me often. We couldn't even enjoy a summer evening, as we would have to close all the doors and windows to try to keep the smoke out. Visiting her grandmother brought on painful asthma attacks, directly because of the smoke from the fire rings. Now, I know that closing the doors and windows was of no use because the particles of wood smoke are so tiny that they came through anyway. Waking up in the morning was hardest of all. As you may know, we often have a marine layer near the beach. The marine layer seemed to trap the smoke and smells of the fire rings and my next door neighbors said it would set off their smoke alarms. The smell in the morning, as we opened our deck doors, was horrible. The marine layer dampens the ashes, but the stench is horrible with all the soot and ash of things they shouldn't burn. We would see ash and soot on our decks, furniture, and roof. It would linger in our home and make us feel sick. So many experts and scientists around the world have provided proof that wood smoke increases the problems with asthma and lung disease and many other health problems, especially with children and elderly people. The EPA, the American Lung Association, and the AQMD all say breathing these carcinogenic particles is very bad for us. I know this is true, because my granddaughter suffered so much whenever she visited me. My granddaughter now has a child of her own, and I hope that you will remove these deadly fire rings so that my granddaughter will be able to come to my home without fear of being unable to breath, or fear for the health of her child. Thank you. Charlotte Stephens Tod and Peggle Parrott 3130 Breakers Drive Corona del Mar, CA 92625 949 - 673.2876 Peggleparroti ftmail.eom November 2, 2011 Newport Beach City Council Nancy Gardner, district six Mark Hannon, dieof Municipal operations 3300 Newport Blvd. Newport Beach, CA 92663 Dcar City Council, 1 am writing to express my husband and my concern regarding the fire rings at the Corona del Mar State beach. As I grew up on Breakers Dr., I have seen many changes since 1953. Years ago the fire rings were populated by families roasting hotdogs and marshmallows. Today I see it minimal use by families and a surge of young adults trying to leap over the roaring bonfires as a passago of manhood. The lawyers are already out to represent and benefit from the unfortunate ones as we see in Huntington Beach. Please consider removing these for the safety of our community We really appreciate your addressing this issue at this time. Warm regards, peggie Parrott Dear Members of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, Between Christmas and New Years day I went to the funeral of my Breakers Drive neighbor who sadly died too soon from lung cancer. On January 5, 2012,1 returned home with my family to Breakers Drive at about 8pm and we saw HUGE bonfires at the fire rings at gig Corona. The air was filled with thick, black smoke as SUV after SUV arrived to throw more Christmas trees onto the bonfires. We see bonfires like this at the fire rings throughout the year. I've seen people burn entire bureaus, covered with paint or lacquered chemicals, and various forms of plastic trash. But even when they are burning clean wood, they are filling our air with toxic chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Please take a look at this link, www .aamd.gov /rules/docUlIVxcneral fau..ndf, to learn why the AQMO has banned new indoor or outdoor wood burning devices, effective In our area as of November 2011. The EPAtells us: Woodsmake Is 12 times more carcinogenic than equal amounts of tobacco smoke and attacks our body cells up to 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. We don't let people smoke a cigarette on the beach for health and safety reasons. Now can we continue to allow the Ore rings that generate enormous quantities of wood smoke, known to be far more dangerous to our health? My husband's mother also died during the holidays of respiratory distress. She suffered asthma attacks when she visited our home. Did you know that the tiny particles of wood smoke are so small that windows and doors cannot keep It out? "Inholing wood smoke particulate matter Increases the Incidence, duration and severity of respiratory disease striking hardest at chWren, the elderly and those with lung or heort dlsorders. The EPA warns that there is no sofe level of these cotdmgens'. (WwW.burningIssues.orR. endorsed by the National Safety Council) There was something painfully wrong to say goodbye at Christmas to a loved relative and a good neighbor, both of whom died from lung disease, and then to see people burning Christmas trees filling the air we all must breathe with carcinogenic smoke particles. The experts at the American Lung Association, the EPA, the SCAQMD, and many agencies around the world ail agree: WE SHOULD ALL AVOID BREATHING BURNING WOODI And they mean all year long, not just at Christmas. Please, do everything In your power to remove the Ore rings from gig Corona. Thankyou, From: Mary Roosevelt [mailto:maroos @att.net] Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:20 AM To: Recreation; info @cdmra.org Subject: Fire Ring Comments I do not live on Ocean Blvd, so I am not directly affected by the fire rings. I have enjoyed using them, and I think that they do contribute to the attraction of our beaches. Recent rules have stopped folks from using barbecues, and this is a great improvement. I would like to keep the fire rings, but I do sympathize with those impacted by their use. Mary Roosevelt From: Doug Pasquale [mailto:dougpasquale @capstone- corp.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:46 PM To: Recreation Cc: Recreation Subject: FIN: Fire rings While I was unable to attend the Parks, Beaches & Recreations meeting last evening this is a topic in which I have great interest. My family has lived on Balboa Peninsula for about three years and the smoke is not only extremely unhealthy, and I know there is strong evidence to support the health implications, but it also negatively impacts the quality of life for the local residents, others taking advantage of our lovely beaches, enjoying the pier, and supporting our city by using local restaurants and shops. It is not difficult to appreciate that people enjoy building fires on the beach. However, these people's exposure to the harmful smoke is limited and they can position themselves around the fire such that they avert the harmful and foul smelling smoke. Others living and visiting the area can't extricate themselves from the smoke. Although individuals in favor of the fire rings likely invoke the fun and memories of their experience to support keeping the fire rings, so might others recall the joy of riding a bike without a helmet or shooting dangerous explosive fireworks on the 41h of july. Others like to smoke cigarettes and cigars and would be indifferent to the harmful effects of second hand smoke it there weren't laws that protected those who would otherwise be unappreciative recipients of others' harmful actions. As societies gain wisdom, certain customs and activities have to change in tandem with increased knowledge. Aside from the political pressure from what I wouldn't be surprised is a vocal minority, removing the fire rings should be an easy decision. We pay you and elect our leaders to make the right decisions. It is time to eliminate the fire rings. From: bjjohnson55337 @juno.com [ mailto:bjjohnson55337 @juno.com] Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 10:35 AM To: PB &R Commission Subject: Fire Rings at Beaches I read with interest an article posted February 5, 2012 entitled, "Fire Rings Stir Passion, Divide Community," sent to me by a friend. I recently visited Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles and feel 1 must respond to the article. After the sun set, we walked into a lovely restaurant called "Mama D's" and had a wonderful dinner. But, when we exited the restaurant we were surprised by all the smoke in the area. We wanted to walk around the lovely town and sight see, but we just couldn't tolerate the smoke and so cut our visit short. I don't know if there are fire rings on the beach there, but there were, I noted, many homes with chimneys. I really don't know where the smoke was coming from, but I am very aware of the dangers of wood smoke and I am concerned about how it is the "unrecognized and unacknowledged" pollutant in our communities - including mine. One person in the article actually said that the fire rings attract tourists. This tourist would like to stand on the beach and enjoy the fresh sea air - something we don't get in Minnesota. Knowing how dangerous wood smoke is to humans and animals alike, and to our environment, this tourist chose to leave the area. We didn't linger to have a drink in one of the outdoor bars or an ice cream for dessert. This tourist didn't spend any more money and this tourist will warn her friends about the area. I hope, ultimately, your decision will prohibit these rings on beaches and that homeowners will be encouraged to change -out their wood burning fireplaces to gas. When air pollution is reduced, lives are saved. Good luck at your upcoming meeting! Feel free to use my email at your meeting, if you think it will add to the discourse. Barbara Johnson Burnsville, MN THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE WAS RECEIVED BY FED EX ON 2114112 RELATED TO ITEM 6B FIRE RINGS Daniel J. Leonard 3124 Breakers Drive Corona del Mar, Ca. 92625 January 26, 2012 Mr. Jack Tingley Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission City of Newport Beach 3300 Newport Blvd. Newport Beach, Ca. 92663 Dear Mr. Tingley: I am writing to you on behalf of the Breakers Drive Homeowners Association (BDHA) and all its members who reside on both Breakers Drive and on Ocean Blvd. The residents urge you to remove the fire rings from Corona del Mar State Park beach. Many residents have conunrmicated with you and 1 include copies for your review. Some of the reasons the BDHA requests removal of the fire rings are: • A number of residents and family members contracted breathing disorders and lung diseases, some being fatal. • The fire rings can and have caused burn injuries to children. • The fire rings attract individuals who are involved in gang activities and their sole purpose is to cause trouble including fights requiring police response. • The BDHA residents suffer from dirty air, excessive ash, and soot and burn residue from the fires on the beach. This is often exacerbated by breezes off the ocean. The many letters attached address the health aspects of wood burning. It is just plain UNHEALTHY. Now is the time to clean our air, not only for local residents but also for all people enjoying the beaches. Please remove the fire r ngs. - C. Daniel J. Leonard 9 President edm 6ro rings issue Attention: City of Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission This letter is to urge you to remove the fire rings at Big Corona Beach. They are a fire hazard for those of us who live on Breakers Drive and nearby. on several occasions we have had burning embers blow onto the deck of our home. Smoke blowing into our hoine has set off our smoke alai-ins. There is dry brush and native plants by ocean Boulevard and the driving access ramp. Beach goers throw papers cups, wrappers, and trash and other flammables in our yards and the plant areas. We and same of our neighbors do not leave our homes on July Orr, and other days when the fire ring use is heavy for fear of our homes catching fire. The fire rings are a fire hazard. The situation is a problem waiting to happen. Sincerely, marena Larson Breakers Drive Resident Dear Members of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, Between Christmas and New Years day I went to the funeral of my Breakers Drive neighbor who sadly died too soon from lung cancer. On January 5, 2012,1 returned home with my family to Breakers Drive at about 8pm and we saw HUGE bonfires at the fire rings at Big Corona. The air was filled with thick, black smoke as SUV after SUV arrived to throw more Christmas trees onto the bonfires. We see bonfires like this at the fire rings throughout the year. I've seen people burn entire bureaus, covered with paint or lacquered chemicals, and various forms of plastic trash. But even when they are burning clean wood, they are filling our air with toxic chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Please take a look at this link, wUiwAacgm. ov rules )c 1-4115 general faa.pdf, to learn why the AQMD has banned new Indoor or outdoor wood burning devices, effective in our area as of November 2011. The EPA tells us: Wood smoke is 12 times more carcinogenic than equal amounts of tobacco smoke and attacks our body cells up to 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. We don't let people smoke a cigarette on the beach for health and safety reasons. How can we continue to allow the fire rings that generate enormous quantities of wood smoke, known to be far more dangerous to our health? My husband's mother also died during the holidays of respiratory distress. She suffered asthma attacks when she visited our home. Did you know that the tiny particles of wood smoke are so small that windows and doors cannot keep it out? "Inhaling wood smoke particulate matter Increases the incidence, duration and severity of respiratory disease, striking hardest at children, the elderly and those with lung or heart disorders. The EPA warns that there is no safe level of these carcinogens ". (www.burningissues.org, endorsed by the National Safety Council) There was something painfully wrong to say goodbye at Christmas to a loved relative and a good neighbor, both of whom died from lung disease, and then to see people burning Christmas trees filling the air we all must breathe with carcinogenic smoke particles. The experts at the American Lung Association, the EPA, the SCAQMD, and many agencies around the world all agree: WE SHOULD ALL AVOID BREATHING BURNING WOODI And they mean all year long, not Just at Christmas. Please, do everything in your power to remove the fire rings from Big Corona. Thank you. Dear Members of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, My name is Charlotte Stephens and I am the owner of 3014 Breakers Drive, Corona del Mar, Ca. My property is very close to the fire rings at Big Corona. I would like to see the fire rings removed. My granddaughter suffers from asthma. She is now a young mother herself, but when she was growing up, she would visit me often. We couldn't even enjoy a summer evening, as we would have to close all the doors and windows to try to keep the smoke out. Visiting her grandmother brought on painful asthma attacks, directly because of the smoke from the fire rings. Now, I know that closing the doors and windows was of no use because the particles of wood smoke are so tiny that they came through anyway. Waking up in the morning was hardest of all. As you may know, we often have a marine layer near the beach. The marine layer seemed to trap the smoke and smells of the fire rings and my next door neighbors said it would set off their smoke alarms. The smell in the morning, as we opened our deck doors, was horrible. The marine layer dampens the ashes, but the stench is horrible with all the soot and ash of things they shouldn't burn. We would we ash and soot on our decks, furniture, and roof. It would linger in our home and make us feel sick. So many experts and scientists around the world have provided proof that wood smoke increases the problems with asthma and lung disease and many other health problems, especially with children and elderly people. The EPA, the American Lung Association, and the AQMD all say breathing these carcinogenic particles is very bad for us. I know this is true, because my granddaughter suffered so much whenever she visited me. My granddaughter now has a child of her own, and I hope that you will remove these deadly fire rings so that my granddaughter will be able to come to my home without fear of being unable to breath, or fear for the health of her child. Thank you. Charlotle Stephens Dr. Jack B. Larson 3024 Breakers Drive Corona del Mar, CA 92625 Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission City Of Newport Beach 3300 Newport Blvd. Newport Beach, CA 92663 RE: Fire Rings at Big Corona Beach January 17, 2012 Dear Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, This letter is to express my support for the removal ofibeVlitedhtgswBig Corona;Beadh. The rings should be removed as they are a potential hazard to beach -goers and a significant liability to the city without adding to the quality of life to residents or visitors. In fact the smoke and embers from the fire rings at Big Corona create toxic smoke polluting the air for both people and wildlife in the area. It seems beyond comprehension that the State of California requires automobile smog checks and discourages smoking cigarettes in part due to second hand smoke but allows the amount of smoke that emanates from the beach fire rings to go unabated. The toxic ash from the rings spreads to and into nearby homes, including my residence on Breakers Drive, and ends up in the ocean after rain storms turning the ocean into the city's ash -tray. Additionally, the fire rings pose risks for injury and burns to small children that may be at the beach which would be a tragedy and a significant liability to the city. Due to these significant problems 1 am urging the Parks Beaches and Recreation Commission to remove the fire rings from Big Corona Beach to benefit the residents, visitors and our environment. Regards, Dr. Jack B. Larson Tod and Peggie Parrott 3-130 Breakers Drive Corona del Mar, CA 92625 949 - 673 -2876 Peggieparrott(a�gwail.com November 2, 2011 Newport Beach City Council Nancy Gardner, district six Mark Harmon, dir.of Municipal Operations 3300 Newport Blvd. Newport Beach, CA 92663 Dear City Council, I am writing to express my husband and my concern regarding the fire rings at the Corona del Mar State beach. As I grew up on Breakers Dr., I have seen many changes since 1953. Years ago the fire rings were populated by families roasting hotdogs and marshmallows. Today I see a minimal use by families and a surge of young adults trying to leap over the roaring bonfires as a passage of manhood. The lawyers are already out to represent and benefit from the unfortunate ones as we see in Huntington Beach. Please consider removing these for the safety of our community We really appreciate your addressing this issue at this time. Warm regards, Peggie Parrott To Whom It Concerns; On behalf of my household on Breakers Drive, the "frontline ", I would like to express my concerns for the fire rings on Big Corona State Beach. My family has lived on this street for the last 3 to 4 decades and for me it has been the last six years. There are two major issues with having the fire rings here. First are the health problems they can cause. I am sure there is plenty evidence that wood smoke can create health concerns. It is clear how serious the smoke is when you awake the next morning and there is ash on your car along with the sand. Also having the front sliding glass doors open during warmer seasons create this same problem, but for our furniture. For instance my mother has to wipe down our counters and leather seating in the living room and kitchen from the ash. It is very clear that wherever the sand is blown, ash is blown as well in the same fashion. The point here is that we can prevent the continuation of the ash layer from entering our homes and our lungs. I am sure that if it is coating our cars, windows, and interior of our homes then it is certainly finding refuge in our respiratory system. This is year around and obviously increased dramatically in summer months. Secondly, the public safety is at risk. Our city and beaches attract thousands of visitors from all over Southern California and beyond. These fire rings allow an extension on their stay. Unlike normal beaches, having fire rings allow these visitors to stay into the dark hours. I cannot say crime is increased, but it makes it easier when there is darkness to commit such acts. The correlation is that if we did not have fire rings, people would be far less likely to stay around the beach after sunset and therefore there is less possibility of crime. My goal here is to point out that unlike state parks and beaches, residents surround Big Corona. This means the fire rings have a direct impact on the daily lives of residents on Breakers Drive, Ocean Boulevard, and neighboring streets. Putting fire rings in state owned areas tend to have open land and no permanent guests, which makes the smoke concern of little importance. I would stress to all government entities involved in this discussion to understand and support the views of the local residents that live with the decision every day of the year. Sincerely, Justin Edson 3030 Breakers Drive Corona del Mar, CA 92625 949 -375 -1862