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Title: Douglas Forest Protective Association, OR
Type: Homeowner assistance
Fuelbreaks
Education
Jurisdiction: County
State: Oregon
Program Description: Douglas Forest Protective Association (DFPA) protects over 1.6 million acres of private, county, state and Bureau of Land Management land south of Eugene, Oregon. DFPA prevents forest wildfires through education programs, regulations for railroads and industrial operations, fuels reduction programs, and an extensive burn permit program.

Education Programs

Public education is provided predominately through the newspaper and local radio and television stations. These media provide in-depth editorials on reducing fire hazards, public service announcements, and daily fire danger updates. DFPA personnel also reach out to the public at the Douglas County Fair, the Sportsman and Outdoor Show, Home Show, Graffitti Parade, Rodeo Parade and other community festivals and events.

In October DFPA assists the Douglas County Fire Prevention Cooperative by teaching fire safety to children and adults during National Fire Prevention Week. DFPA also has a website, http://www.dfpa.net with information on their fire prevention programs.

Before any outdoor burning, rural Douglas County residents are required to obtain a written burn permit and an on-site inspection of their incinerator or debris pile. This one-on-one meeting with the resident at his home or ranch gives the DFPA Forest Officer an opportunity to discuss fire prevention measures including defensible space around homes and other structures.

In the Spring, DFPA visits each elementary school in the Douglas District, reaching approximately 3,000 children. Each year a different theme is used to keep fire prevention fresh and current. Children are taught safety issues relating to campfires including how and where to safely build a campfire, and how to fully extinguish it before leaving or going to sleep. Smokey Bear warns them of the danger of playing with matches.

In May of each year DFPA conducts the Sixth Grade Forestry Tour. Sixth grade students spend a day in the woods learning about forestry and wildlife. DFPA demonstrates the tools and techniques of wildland firefighting. DFPA forest officers teach fire prevention/education measures and point out that the easiest fire to put out is the one that never starts.

Railroad Hazards

Douglas County is bisected by railroad tracts serving the timber industry. Prior to fire season, DFPA works with the railroad industry to establish right-of-way hazard abatement along the route to prevent nearby vegetation from igniting. Locomotive smoke stacks must be equipped with approved spark arresters, and additional requirements are tied to the Industrial Fire Precaution Level System. One such requirement is that locomotives must be followed by water cars between 10AM and 8PM during IFPL 2 or higher.

Industrial Fire

DFPA�s Industrial Fire program works with landowners and operators to prevent operator-related fires. Operator meetings are held biannually in three locations to inform industrial workers of changes in the law and to discuss fire season requirements and prevention measures. DFPA�s Industrial Fire Forester works directly with the timber industry to assure that fire season requirements are met and that fire prevention measures are followed. DFPA forest officers conduct inspections during routine patrols. In total, the Industrial Fire Forester and 16 forest officers conduct an average of 530 inspections each summer. The �Hot Sheet� is a two-page educational newsletter produced monthly during the summer to address issues facing operators during each fire season. One such area of concern is the use of hot saws and their capability of sparking a fire.

Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Program

DFPA�s Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Program has thinned hazardous vegetation near 985 homes and on 1380 acres since it began in 2001. Funding for the program was provided through National Fire Plan grants.

Potential grant applicants are solicited through a joint effort between DFPA and local rural fire departments. Letters were sent to homeowners in high hazard areas, and fire personnel knocked on doors encouraging homeowners to apply. Neighborhoods are encouraged to apply collectively, and individual properties are also eligible. Criteria for funding include population and housing density, fire frequency, identified high hazard areas, and presence of hazardous fuels such as overgrown landscapes with blackberries, scotch broom and poison oak.

Landowners must sign an agreement to maintain the treated area once DFPA thinning is finished. Individuals may do the work themselves and be reimbursed for time and equipment charges, or DFPA will bring in its own crews and equipment.

Pasture Burning

DFPA and local ranchers use controlled pasture fires to get rid of unwanted weed and brush growth as well as insects and plant diseases. Pasture burning is a cost effective alternative to using chemicals. Effects on populated areas are minimized by paying careful attention to weather patterns and only burning when smoke will travel away from the most populated areas. Fire trails are constructed prior to burning, and fire suppression equipment and personnel are on hand. Ranchers cannot burn without an on-site inspection and written permit by a forest officer. Landowners must show that they have built adequate fire trails and have the resources to control escaped fire.

Burning hillsides filled with poison oak, overburden, blackberry bushes and other fire hazards reduces fuel loads and makes the county safer for residents. In the past many wildfires have been controlled in open grass fields and hillsides that had been burned periodically.

Contact Information

For more information, contact:

Tom Fields
Douglas Forest Protective Association
1758 N.E. Airport Road
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
541-672-6507
Email: [email protected]

Images:
1. Brush encroaching upon this house makes it barely visible to the human eye from the road. Should a fire occur here, it would only consider the structure as additional fuel for the fire.
Brush encroaching upon this house makes it barely visible to the human eye from the road. Should a fire occur here, it would only consider the structure as additional fuel for the fire.
2. DFPA crews cleared the brush and reduced the risk of a wildfire destroying the home.
DFPA crews cleared the brush and reduced the risk of a wildfire destroying the home.
3. Brush and other hazardous materials are cut and then returned to the landscape through a chipper.
Brush and other hazardous materials are cut and then returned to the landscape through a chipper.
4. The chipper was purchased by DFPA for fuel reduction projects. Chipper use is charged back to fuel reduction grants.
The chipper was purchased by DFPA for fuel reduction projects. Chipper use is charged back to fuel reduction grants.
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