BIO-CHARCOAL PRODUCTION and THE IMMINENT WILDFIRE,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS CAUSED BY IT.

The unpermitted Lump Charcoal business at 142 Parsons Rd, in Shelter Cove’s oceanfront, mountainous, forested, high fire risk, residential community is an illegal wood gas reactor that is just waiting to burn people and their property in a major wildfire in the King Range US National Forest, Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity Counties. FIRE SCIENCE 1. Phenomenon of Pyrolysis – US Depart. of Justice 1983 https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/phenomenon-pyrolysis 2. Fire Starting Ember Science: A. Be Ember Aware – Orange County Fire Authority 2024 https://ocfa.org/RSG/BeEmberAware B. Protecting Structures from Wildfire, Embers and Fire Exposure https://www.usfa.fema.gov/blog/protecting-structures-from-wildfire-embers-and-fire-exposures/ C. Protecting Structures from Wildfire-embers-fire exposure https://www.usfa.fema.gov/blog/protecting-structures-from-wildfire-embers-and-fire-exposures/ D. Wildfire-embers-how homes catch on Fire – Frontline Wildfire Defense 2022 E. Wildfire Embers and How homes catch Fire. FIRE SCIENCE Small Airborne Embers Play a Big Role in Spreading Wildfires – Time US/Enviro- 2025 https://time.com/7206668/embers-wildfires-los-angeles/ G. Wildland Fire Spot Ignition by Sparks & Firebrands – Fire Safety Journal 2017 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379711217303156 No amount of tree clearance matters, if there are winds to transport the embers past the tree clearance. Prevention is Key. Startup safety and risk of biomass gasification – Nature 2023 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46801-w 3. Gasification: Refining Safety – Waste Mgt. Petro-Chemical 2014 https://waste-management-world.com/artikel/gasification-refining-safety 4. CA SB1176 Wildfires: Toxic Metals- 2023-2024 https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/ca/2023-2024/bills/CAB00031894 5. Startup process, safety and risk assessment of biomass gasification for off-grid rural electrification Scientific Reports Article number: 21395 (2023) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46801-w#:~:tex 6. Material Safety Data Reports on a sample of common chemicals released during wood gasification/charcoal production: A. Benzene Pyrene https://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0207.pdf B. Naphthalene -https://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1222.pdf