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Ing to the National Interagency Fire Center, California leads the country with the most wildfires and the most acres burned. California-specific charts below on the Top 10 largest, most destructive, and deadliest wildfires.
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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.
The Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer places every single tax lot in Oregon in a risk category ranging from zero to extreme. Large stretches of Central, Eastern and Southern Oregon landed in the red “extreme” wildfire risk category based on weather, climate topography, vegetation and nearby buildings.
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 ...
The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon's southwest, central and eastern areas, ing to the map.
Whether sparked by lightning or human-caused, wildfires can harm fish and wildlife habitat and damage nearby homes or other structures. They're often costly to extinguish and can negatively affect air and water quality.
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.
Oregon Department of Forestry : Firefighting ground resources : Fire : State of Oregon.
