Emergency Fire Cost Committee Meeting in Salem: Updates on Funding, Fire Status

The Emergency Fire Cost Committee will meet in the Tillamook Room, Building C, ODF, 2600 State Street in Salem on June 4, 2024, at 10 a.m.Photo byStock Image

By Kristy Tallman, May 24, 2024

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Emergency Fire Cost Committee will convene on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 10 a.m. in the Tillamook Room, Building C, Oregon Department of Forestry, 2600 State Street in Salem. A virtual option via Zoom video conference will also be available, with details provided on the meeting agenda.

The agenda for the meeting includes:

• Financial status of the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund
• Weather update
• Update on status of large fire cost collection efforts
• Guidelines for eligibility of firefighting costs
• Administrative Branch/Fire Protection Division/Administrator reports

The meeting is open to the public, both in-person and virtually via Zoom. Public comments will be accepted near the end of the meeting.

To provide public comment, contact Kristine Klossen at 971-446-0065. Requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 72 hours before the meeting by contacting Kristine Klossen at the same number.

The Emergency Fire Cost Committee (EFCC) oversees the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund (OFLPF), established by the Oregon Legislature to equalize emergency fire suppression costs among the various Oregon Department of Forestry protection districts and forest protective associations. All districts and associations contribute to the fund, ensuring that resources are available for any district or association to cover fire suppression costs on eligible emergency fires. More information is available on the EFCC webpage.

By Kristy Tallman, May 24, 2024
The Republic News
Source: Oregon Dept. of Forestry