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The building codes will require new construction in high hazard areas in the wildland-urban interface to have fire-resistant features, and will only apply to an existing home if people make certain upgrades, such as fully replacing a roof or siding, said Mark Peterson, spokesperson for the state department overseeing ...
Climate change may be another reason Oregon's wildfire seasons are getting longer. People start a large number of wildfires in Oregon. Major culprits include backyard burn piles and unattended campfires, ing to the nonprofit fire prevention organization Keep Oregon Green.
Based on your home address, the Frontline App allows you to see where fires are in Oregon that may be a threat to your home and family.
1 Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide minimum standards for dwellings and their accessory structures located in or adjacent to vegetated areas subject to wildfires, to reduce or eliminate hazards presented by such fires.
Oregon/Washington Fire Management. The BLM Oregon and Washington Fire Program manages fires across 16.1 million acres of public lands. The number one priority is always firefighter and public safety.
ODF manages approximately 745,000 acres of forestlands across Oregon. These state forestlands are actively managed under forest management plans to provide economic, environmental, and social benefits to Oregonians.
Can an insurance company refuse to cover wildfires in its policy? No, the Oregon insurance code requires every homeowners insurance policy to include wildfire coverage.
The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon's southwest, central and eastern areas, ing to the map. A wildfire risk map issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University breaks the state up into areas with low, moderate and high risk of wildfire.
