In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 762, a comprehensive wildfire preparedness and resiliency bill to help Oregon be better prepared to meet the increased wildfire threat. To rise to the challenge wildfire poses to Oregonians, several state agencies are working in coordination with local and federal partners to improve wildfire preparedness. These efforts aim to give people and communities the tools and knowledge to be better protected against wildfire.
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Oregon State University Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Fire Program
The OSU Extension Service Fire Program uses education, outreach, and boundary spanning partnerships to foster the resiliency of communities and landscapes to wildfire. A team of six wildland fire specialists helps seek regionally relevant solutions that make sense in the diverse ecological and social contexts of their areas. The Extension Fire Program is a source of non-regulatory, science-based information and assistance related to fire ecology, community wildfire preparedness, landscape resilience, social-organizational processes, and educational design.
Oregon Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) Planning Tool
Hosted on the Oregon Explorer, the Oregon CWPP Planning Tool serves professional planners to inform updates to Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) and Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans (NHMP), with extensive data resources, detailed summaries, and full wildfire risk inventory reports.