Carbondale, CO, Fire Chief Ron Leach testified as a fire origin expert Tuesday in an arson trial
that he is convinced the County Road 100 fire in April 2008 originated
on a ranch maintained by Larry Gerbaz. The expert said the burn
patterns left on grass, trees and vegetation trace back to a meadow at
1265 County Road 100, where there is a ranch maintained by Gerbaz.
Strong winds prevailing from the west toward the east pushed the fire
off that ranch and toward the Ranch at Roaring Fork subdivision and
Catherine Store, he said. The fire damaged three houses, burned one man and forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents
Deputy District Attorney Ed Veronda started building a case Tuesday to try to convince the jury that Gerbaz was careless in his handling of a controlled burn even if he didn't intentionally let the fire get out of control. Gerbaz lit a wood pile on fire the weekend of April 12 and 13. When high winds kicked up the morning of Tuesday, April 15, Gerbaz was in Denver, both sides agree.
Excerpted from TheAspenTimes.com.
Deputy District Attorney Ed Veronda started building a case Tuesday to try to convince the jury that Gerbaz was careless in his handling of a controlled burn even if he didn't intentionally let the fire get out of control. Gerbaz lit a wood pile on fire the weekend of April 12 and 13. When high winds kicked up the morning of Tuesday, April 15, Gerbaz was in Denver, both sides agree.
Excerpted from TheAspenTimes.com.
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