Jacob Powell

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Crops & Livestock , Associate Professor of Practice

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Expertise: Beef cattle , Field crops , Fire , Rangeland conservation and management

Locations: Sherman County , Wasco County

Department/Unit: Crop and Soil Science - Crops Unit

Content by Jacob Powell

Farmers build skills to reduce wildfire risk

Agriculture-focused training helps producers prepare, respond and protect assets.

Jacob Powell | Apr 2026 | Impact story

OSU Extension helps improve farm safety through first aid trainings

The trainings are part of a broader effort that began in 2021 and have now reached nearly 100 farm owners and employees across four counties in north-central Oregon.

Jacob Powell | Apr 2025 | Impact story

Emergency Action and Wildfire Prevention Plan - Word Template (in English)

Oregon OSHA created new requirements in 2019 for producers with employees who engage in suppressing wildfires on agricultural operations. Producers must have an emergency action plan and fire prevention plan. This template is designed to help producers create the emergency action and fire prevention plans that are required. This document is a Microsoft word document that can be edited and customized directly or printed and written in by hand.

Jacob Powell | Aug 2021 | Educational document

Emergency Action and Wildfire Prevention Plan - PDF Template (in English)

Oregon OSHA created new requirements for producers with employees who engage in suppressing wildfires on agricultural operations. Producers must have an emergency action plan and fire prevention plan. This template is designed to help producers create the emergency action and fire prevention plans that are required. Even without employees these plans can help better prepare any farm of any size for the threat of wildfire. This document is a fillable PDF that can be filled out on your computer or you can print it out and write directly on it.

Jacob Powell | Aug 2021 | Educational document

2021 Oregon Agricultural Wildfire Refresher (in English)

This course provides an overview of fire prevention, wildfire suppression, fireline safety, and fire behavior in dryland crops and rangeland. This course is one option for farmers and ranchers to complete an annual agricultural wildfire refresher in 2021 to meet Oregon OSHA requirements for producers with employees who engage in fire suppression on their property. This course should take about 90 minutes to complete and there is a course certificate available at the end of the course.

Jacob Powell | Aug 2021 | Online resource

Preventing and responding to combine fires

Fire is a risk dryland farmers face during each harvest. Learn how to prevent combine fires by following simple steps. If a fire does occur, learn how to minimize threats to life, equipment and crops.

Jacob Powell | Feb 2026 | OSU Extension Catalog

Oregon OSHA brochure: Fighting Farmland and Rangeland Wildfires (in English)

Brochure created by Oregon OSHA in 2019 covering new wildfire requirements for producers with employees fighting cropland and rangeland wildfires.

Jacob Powell | Mar 2021 | Educational document

Oregon OSHA overview of wildfire requirements

OSHA requires emergency plans and wildfire training for producers and employees who engage in suppressing wildfires on a farm or ranch. Here's a look at what must be included in those plans.

Jacob Powell | Mar 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog

Agricultural wildfire preparedness and OSHA requirements

The devastating wildfire season of 2018 in the wheat growing regions of Wasco and Sherman Counties burned nearly 120,000 acres and tragically resulted in a fatality. In response Oregon OSHA created new requirements in 2019 for ...

Jacob Powell | Mar 2021 | Collection

Agricultural Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention Plan Templates (in English)

Plan templates for wildfire preparedness and prevention, including Emergency Action Plan for Medical and Fire Emergencies, Fire Prevention Plan, and Job Hazard Analysis. These templates cover what is required to meet Oregon OSHA Wildfire Requirements.

Jacob Powell | Mar 2021 | Educational document

Agricultural Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention Plan templates (in English)

Plan templates for wildfire preparedness and prevention, including Emergency Action Plan for Medical and Fire Emergencies, Fire Prevention Plan, and Job Hazard Analysis. These templates cover what is required to meet Oregon OSHA Wildfire Requirements.

Jacob Powell | Mar 2021 | Educational document

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