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Citizens, Home and LandownersWildfire Risk in Your Area
The State of Oregon recently completed a statewide assessment of wildfire risk. The assessment assigns each Oregon community a low, moderate, or high risk rating for:
Risk: The likelihood of a wildfire occurring. Based on federal and state data for historic wildfire occurrence.
Hazard: Resistance to control once a wildfire starts. Based on weather, topography and fuel that can hinder fire suppression efforts.
Protection Capability: Adequacy of wildfire protection capabilities, including capacity and resources to undertake fire prevention measures.
Value: Human and economic values associated with communities or landscapes. A combination of human life values (50%), municipal watersheds (30%), and commercial forest values (20%).
Overall: A composite rating incorporating all of the factors listed above.
The Wildfire Risk Explorer allows you to view wildfire risk ratings for your area. You can select your area by:
The Wildfire Risk Explorer also allows Oregon citizens, homeowners and landowners to graphically view information that was used to assess wildfire risk in their local areas.
Tools included in the Wildfire Risk Explorer are these that may be of most interest to Oregon citizens are:
- A user-friendly Basic Mapping Tool that allows site visitors to easily explore and map geographical wildfire information
- Ready-Made Maps that do not require visitors to choose mapping options
Reducing Wildfire Risk on Your Property
Information and links to help you reduce the risk of wildfire impacting your home and property can found HERE.
