Wildfire Prevention

The Oregon Legislature has adopted bills to create a statewide approach to a wide range of wildfire mitigation measures. You may have received a letter from Oregon State University about the Wildfire Hazard map or from the  Building Codes Division about fire hardening building code standards. Below you'll find more information about either of these letters.

Oregon Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map

Oregon State University researchers are working with the nation’s leading fire modeling and local subject matter experts to develop the Oregon Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map. The purpose of the map is to identify where wildfires pose the most hazard to structures and other human developments. Read more about Oregon's Statewide Hazard Map (pdf)

Oregon Building Codes and Standards (Home Hardening)

The Oregon Legislature directed the Building Codes Division (BCD) to adopt fire hardening building code standards, based on existing wildfire mitigation provisions, that could be applied to new dwellings and the accessory structures of dwellings in areas of the state mapped as high hazard zones and that are in the wildland urban interface.

Fire hardening refers to using building materials and practices that can reduce the hazard of ignition of a home by embers from wildfires. For most homeowners, no action is needed at this time because building codes do not apply retroactively. 

Read more about BCD Wildfire Hazard Mitigation.

For questions regarding the building code requirements related to the Oregon Department of Forestry’s wildfire hazard map, please call 503-378-4179. 

Oregon Department of Forestry Wildfire Hazard Map

For all​ other questions related to the ODF ​wildfire hazard map​, please call the Orego​n Department of Forestry at 1-844-996​-2259.