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From: COX Jason R * ODF <Jason.R.COX@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 4:14 PM
To: ODF_DLS_ALL FORESTRY <ALL@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: ODF News | Rules advisory committee on Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
boundary criteria schedules meeting series starting September 7 via Zoom
The following news release was issued today by ODF.
RULES ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) BOUNDARY CRITERIA
SCHEDULES MEETING SERIES STARTING SEPTEMBER 7 VIA ZOOM
News Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry
Posted on FlashAlert: August 31st, 2021 11:11 AM
SALEM, Ore.-A series of meetings of a Rules Advisory Committee on the
Wildland-Urban Interface boundary criteria have been scheduled.
This series is a continuation of the four-meeting series of the advisory
committee that recommended rules establishing the definition of the
Wildland-Urban interface.
The first is set for Tuesday, September 7 from 10 a.m.-noon via Zoom.
Additional meetings are scheduled every two weeks for September 21, October 5,
October 17, November 2, November 16, November 30, December 14, December 28,
January 11, January 25, February 8, and February 22-all from 10 a.m.-noon. All
meetings will be held virtually until announced otherwise, and all meetings are
open to the public.
To access the meeting, please visit
https://www.oregon.gov/odf/board/pages/rac.aspx and see the Zoom links for the ;
meeting series. A post-meeting recording will be posted on the ODF YouTube
channel. For special accommodations, please contact ODF Public Affairs at least
72 hours prior to the meeting at 503-945-7200 or by email at
forestryinformation@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:forestryinformation@xxxxxxxxxx>.
For more information, visit the ODF Proposed Rules and Laws page at
https://www.oregon.gov/odf/aboutodf/Pages/proposedlawsrules.aspx. To receive ;
meeting reminders and agendas, sign up for administrative rule notices on the
ODF website at https://www.oregon.gov/odf/aboutodf/Pages/email-updates.aspx.
Background: Senate Bill 762 was passed by the 2021 Legislature and signed by
Governor Brown requiring the Oregon Department of Forestry to develop and
maintain a comprehensive statewide map of wildfire risk that includes
wildland-urban interface boundaries and fire risk classes by June 30, 2022 in
collaboration with Oregon State University, the Oregon Office of State Fire
Marshal, other state agencies, local governments, tribes, other public bodies
and additional information sources. It requires that the map be publicly
accessible and for ODF to provide technical assistance as needed.
Meeting Recording: A post meeting recording will be posted on the ODF YouTube
channel and can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/c/oregondepartmentofforestry.
Written comment or questions about any aspect of the implementation of Senate
Bill 762 may be submitted by email at any time to
sb762.rulemaking@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:sb762.rulemaking@xxxxxxxxxx>. All Rulemaking
Advisory Committee meetings have opportunity for public input. Meeting
schedules and links to virtual meetings can be found on the ODF webpage for
Senate Bill 762<https://www.oregon.gov/odf/board/pages/rac.aspx>.
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