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The Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Fire Program assists in identifying landscapes in highest need of a strategic focus of resources to reduce wildfire and landscape health risks at a statewide scale; assists with the implementation of projects on the ground in priority landscapes; and provides education and outreach throughout the process for all Oregonians.

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Fire-adapted communities

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group defines a fire-adapted community as “A human community consisting of informed and prepared citizen’s (including land managers, fire departments, and businesses) collaboratively planning and taking action to safely coexist with wildland fire.”

The Forestry & Natural Resources Extension's Fire Program plans to create fire-adapted infrastructure, communities, and landscapes across the state of Oregon through awareness, education, and outreach.

Wildfires make a profound impact on people, land, animals, environment and the economy. As the population continues to increase, homes and communities expand to new rural boundaries and fires become more a part of the changing landscape. Oregonians are faced with the challenges of preventing, preparing and recovering from wildfires.

Learn about what to do before, during, and after a wildfire.

Before a Wildfire
During a Wildfire
After a Wildfire

Landscape-Scale Land Management

The Forestry & Natural Resources Extension's Fire Program plans to enhance our existing support to landscape-scale land management planning for private landowners and public land managers by promoting a systematic planning effort leading directly to implementation of projects on the ground.

Planning and implementation objectives follow the National Cohesive Strategy: 1) resilient landscapes, 2) fire-adapted communities, and 3) safe and effective wildfire response. This ensures Oregon will have healthy, diverse, and resilient forests and related natural resources to support both Oregon’s resource-dependent industries and community needs for energy and ecosystem services as well as pre-hazard mitigation priorities that reduce risks and hazards of wildfire to residents and responders. We will facilitate and coordinate private and public partnerships and guide a landscape planning and implementation process.

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