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Status of Rangeland Fire Protection

Status of Rangeland Fire Protection. Report for the; Oregon Board of Forestry. Concept is Built on;. “Neighbors” helping “Neighbors”. Executive Summary. 3.3 million Acres of Private Rangeland .5 million Acres of State Rangeland 15 Rangeland Fire Protection Associations

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Status of Rangeland Fire Protection

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  1. Status of Rangeland Fire Protection Report for the; Oregon Board of Forestry

  2. Concept is Built on; “Neighbors” helping “Neighbors”

  3. Executive Summary 3.3 million Acres of Private Rangeland .5 million Acres of State Rangeland 15 Rangeland Fire Protection Associations Rapid response to Range Fires Mutual Assistance agreements w/ BLM Vested interest in keeping fire small

  4. Overview: Concept started in early 1960’s Ironside RFPA first in 1963 Independent Associations of landowners Authorized by Board of Forestry ODF support; grants, equipment, training Approximately 345 volunteer firefighters Approximately 157 “engines”

  5. Rangeland Fire Protection process

  6. Oregon Dept of Forestry Support • Formation process • Grant Writing • Fire Suppression Training • Fire Equipment Procurement • Technical support for Fire Suppression • Technical support for Prescribed Burning • Fire Suppression Agency Coordination • Reimbursement of certain Administrative Costs.

  7. Fire Equipment; Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) Fire Fighter Program (FFP)

  8. Rangeland Fire Protection

  9. Active Associations • Ironside RFPA, Malheur Co. est. 1964 • Crane RFPA, Harney Co. est. 1998 • Fields/Andrews RFPA, Harney Co. est. 1998 • Burnt River RFPA, Baker Co. est. 2000 • Silver Creek RFPA, Harney Co. est. 2001 • Twickenham RFPA, Wheeler & Jefferson Co. est. 2001 • Brothers/Hampton RFPA, Crook, Deschutes, & Lake Co. est. 2006 • Post/Paulina RFPA, Crook, Deschutes, & Harney Co. est. 2006 • Juntura RFPA, Malheur Co. est. 2007 • Jordan Valley RFPA, Malheur Co. est. 2008 • Vale RFPA, Malheur Co. est. 2008 • Ash Butte RFPA, Jefferson Co. est. 2009 • Gateway RFPA, Jefferson Co. est. 2010 • Warner Valley RFPA, Lake Co. est. 2011 • Blue Mtn RFPA, Malheur Co. est. 2013 • Frenchglen RFPA, Harney Co. est. 2013

  10. 2012 Fire Season Summary 7 Large Fires in three Counties 1,238,242 Acres of Rangeland Burned 6 Rangeland Fire Protection Associations Hundreds of Personnel & Equipment hrs. Thousands of $$ in fuel & supplies Successes include the small fires that did not get to large fires because of quick action by the Rangeland Fire Protection Associations.

  11. Landowner Benefits • Protect their investments • Assistance available in the form of; • Firefighting equipment • Grant funding • Training • Technical support • Keep fires small by attacking them quick • Utilize the equipment for their rangeland burning projects • Point of coordination with Agencies.

  12. Benefit to Oregon: 10 of the 16 Rangeland Fire Protection Associations border Forest Protection Districts. Keep fires small and keep from spreading to forest land Economic benefit by reducing potential large fire costs for a relatively small taxpayer investment.

  13. Bottom Line…! • This is an opportunity for local landowners to protect their own and their neighbors property where no fire protection services are currently available; being able to respond quickly and keep fires small.

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