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More than 180 Oregon communities took action to reduce wildfire risk last year under the national Firewise program. Almost two dozen were neighborhoods new to the program in 2020, making Oregon the second leading state in number of new Firewise communitie
More than 180 Oregon communities took action to reduce wildfire risk last year under the national Firewise program. Almost two dozen were neighborhoods new to the program in 2020, making Oregon the second leading state in number of new Firewise communitie
Oregon continues to be a leader in communities taking local action to reduce wildfire risk (Photo) - 03/03/21

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon continues to be at the forefront in local communities working to reduce their risk of wildfire through the national Firewise program. A total of 182 communities across the state took action last year to lower their risk in a variety of projects from cutting brush to thinning overcrowded stands of trees, to clearing brush away from evacuation routes and promoting education and outreach. This places Oregon in second place nationally for number of Firewise communities.

Almost two dozen of those places were new Firewise communities. They were:

  • Ashland – Glenn Vista Estates and Mill Pond Homeowners Association
  • Bend – Boonesborough POA, Mountain High, Touchmark at Mt. Bachelor Village and Wyndemere
  • Canyon City – Canyon Creek Lane
  • Central Point – Jackson Oaks Neighborhood Association
  • Culver – Forest Park Estates – Grandview
  • Glendale – Old Booth Lane - Harrel Lane
  • Grants Pass – Birdseye Cr., Board Shanty, Hugo/Hidden Pine Drive and Woodson Drive
  • Jacksonville – Timber Ridge Homeowners Association
  • Mill City – Dogwood Road
  • Oakridge – Greater Oakridge-Westfir
  • Portland – Linnton
  • Shady Cove – Deerfield Park 1 and 2
  • Sisters - Indian Ford Meadows East and Trout Creek Village
  • Springfield – Wallace Creek
  • West Linn – Skyline Ridge Neighborhood

The Oregon Department of Forestry’s National Fire Plan Coordinator, Jenna Trentadue, who manages the Firewise program in Oregon said, “Staff in our local ODF offices partner with fire departments to work with communities across the state to organize projects or activities that reduce wildfire risk. Through this process, those communities become designated as Firewise.”

To achieve the designation, communities must have at least eight participating dwelling units and conduct at least one event or activity related to reducing fire risk. Firewise is a nationwide program of the National Fire Protection Association.

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