Oregon Defensible Space is here to help Oregonians safeguard their homes and communities through proactive, practical measures. The Oregon State Fire Marshal's Defensible Space Incentive Program offers eligible homeowners in wildfire-vulnerable communities a $250 payment to support essential fire mitigation projects.
Fire Protection Overview It includes published fire safety directives (Orders, standards, and guidance documents), a range of oversight activities, an annual fire protection program summary. DOE also sponsors fire safety conferences, various training initiatives, and a spectrum of technical assistance activities.
In partnership with the State of California, Los Angeles County, and local officials, FEMA will continue helping California's individuals and families get back on their feet and jumpstart their recovery. The deadlines to apply with FEMA and SBA are both March 10, 2025.
The forest restoration and fire option focuses on managing for forest disturbance processes including wildfire, landslides, insects and disease. Graduates will have the knowledge and the skillset to incorporate natural processes, including disturbance, into active forest management planning.
As Oregon's largest fire department, ODF's Fire Protection Program protects 16 million acres of forest, a $60 billion asset. These lands consist of privately owned forests as well as some public lands, including state-owned forests and, by contract, US Bureau of Land Management forests in western Oregon.
In Oregon, the WUI is defined in state statute (OAR 629-044-1005 (m)) as “a geographical area where structures and other human development meets or intermingles with wildland or vegetative fuels.” The criteria for mapping that geographical area are defined in OAR 629-044-1011.
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.
Fire protection systems are designed to detect, control, and suppress fires effectively. They consist of various components that work together to provide early warning, suppress fires, and ensure the safe evacuation of occupants.
The WUI is the zone of transition between unoccupied land and human development. It is the line, area or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels.
The act takes important steps toward an effective protection system by: • identifying areas where residential development has occurred in wildfire-prone areas • classifying fire risk in those areas • establishing fuel-reduction measures for each fire-risk classification area so fire intensity around homes will be ...