Landscape resiliency program

New Oregon ‘landscape resiliency’ grant program aims to curb wildfire risk, protect lives and property (KTVZ, 11/2/22)

Oregon Department of Forestry – SB 762 Landscape Resiliency Program report (2022) Oregon Department of Forestry

Prescribed burning season

Prescribed fires: What they are, when it’s OK to burn, and why they’re used (Register Guard, 10/30/22)

Prescribed burning and smoke management: reducing wildfire risk, minimizing smoke in communities (2019) Oregon Department of Forestry, Fire Protection Program

The forestland burning guide: what the landowner needs to know (2019) Oregon Department of Forestry

Oregon smoke management annual report (annual) Oregon Department of Forestry, Fire Protection Program

Wildfire prevention in Oregon

Number of human-caused wildfires in Oregon down nearly 20% (Capital Chronicle, 10/17/22)

Senate Bill 762 biannual report (semiannual) Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal

Advancing fire protection in Oregon, Wildfire Programs Advisory Council’s report on the implementation of Oregon’s Senate Bill 762 (annual) Oregon Office of the Governor, Wildfire Programs Advisory Council

Drones and wildfires

Drone halts helicopter response to fire (Mail Tribune, 9/12/22)

If you fly, we can’t : drones near wildfires are not safe! (2015) United States Department of Agriculture, United State Forest Service

Milo McIver State Park wildfire

Estacada area homes evacuated as fire erupts at Milo McIver State Park in Clackamas County (Oregonian, 9/10/2022)

Milo McIver State Park fire out, but evacuation orders remain (Portland Tribune, 9/10/2022)

Milo McIver State Park recreation guide (2014) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department

Milo McIver State Park comprehensive plan (2013) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department

Milo McIver campground (serial) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department

Schools and wildfire smoke

Smoke advisory issued for schools (Mail Tribune, 8/30/2022)

Public health guidance for school outdoor activities during wildfire events (2018) Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division

 

Trends in air quality from wildfires

Oregon sees year’s first unhealthy air day, as research tracks dramatic rise in wildfire smoke (Oregonian, 8/2/2022)

Unhealthy air’ days increasing in Oregon as wildfire season lengthens (Statesman Journal, 8/3/2022)

DEQ study tracks rising trend of unhealthy wildfire smoke in Oregon (Capital Press, 8/4/2022)

Wildfire smoke trends and the air quality index (2022) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Oregon’s defensible space code

Fire Marshal addresses concerns about new Oregon defensible space codes (Jefferson Public Radio, 8/2/2022)

Frequently asked questions, Oregon defensible space code (2022) Oregon State Fire Marshal

Defensible space tips to protect your home from wildfire (2022) Oregon State Fire Marshal

Consejos sobre el espacio defendible para proteger su hogar contra los incendios forestales (2022) Oregon State Fire Marshal

How does defensibile space really work? (2022) Oregon State Fire Marshal

New wildfire mitigation plans

Oregon electric utilities file first state-required wildfire mitigation plans with PUC (KTVZ, 7/22/2022)

Portland General Electric Company 2022 wildfire mitigation plan (2022) Oregon Public Utility Commission

Oregon wildfire protection plan (2022) Oregon Public Utility Commission

Wildfire mitigation plan 2022 (2021) Oregon Public Utility Commission

Ashland smoke management plan

Oregon DEQ podcast focuses on Ashland’s local smoke response plan (Jefferson Public Radio, 6/22/2022)

GreenState (serial) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality