After canceling plans and waiting around all day, he didn't clear any land by burning. Which is good, because it was a fairly windy day. But, at the same time, now I don't know *when* he's going to try anything. I'll let you know when there's more to tell.

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The Background

My douche neighbor has a tendency to have his burn pile about 25 feet from my property line. I called the FD, turns out as long as the fire's on his property, it can go right up to the line legally before I can do anything about it.

He also has a tendency to burn things that are not legal in the state for open burning - plastic, recyclable cardboard, treated lumber, etc. Now this I *can* call the FD about, because it's not legal. Last but not least, he leaves it unattended, which is also not allowed.

And to make matters worse, his burn pile spot is less than 100 feet from my barn full of horses and hay and wood shavings and other combustibles.

A few months back we got into a shouting match (mostly him swearing and throwing a fit, from what I hear he's got a bit of the gene) that ended up in the fire department being called. Our only request was that the move his burn pile, or AT LEAST give us notice so that we can make sure we're home to monitor the situation.

FAST-FORWARD TO TODAY

So he sparks up his burn pile, same old spot, same old illegal burn materials. I went out to take pictures and observe his pile, and he informs me he'll be clearing about an acre of land adjacent to mine tomorrow by burning it.

Called the FD, sure enough to clear land by burning, it must be further than 1000 feet from my house. GIS says it's 300 ft or so.

The Question!

When he starts his fire tomorrow, do I call the Fire Department?

We're already on poor terms, but this would *really* piss the guy off for sure. And we are in rural Alamance County, where firearms are prevalent. Furthermore, I wouldn't want him doing things that might impact our lives negatively.

Is keeping the status quo worth risking a brush fire taking out our farm? Is putting out his illegal fire worth risking getting harassed or shot?

Input much appreciated!