Oregon Living With Fire (OLWF) is guided by the three goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.
1.
RESILIENT LANDSCAPES
2.
FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES
3.
SAFE, EFFECTIVE, RISK-BASED WILDFIRE RESPONSE
OLWF facilitates and shares best practices that lead to advancements in community fire adaptation, resilient landscape creation and maintenance, and a more integrated wildland fire response in Central Oregon.
Oregon: Living with Fire facilitates and shares best practices that lead to advancements in fire adaptation, resilient landscape creation and maintenance, and a more integrated wildland fire response in Central Oregon.
The ultimate success of the National Cohesive Strategy and Oregon Living with Fire depends on how strategic direction and priorities can be translated into the on-the-ground, local actions of agencies, organizations, governments, and individuals with meaningful, cumulative efforts.
Wildfire season doesn’t wait for funding. Every year, communities across Oregon apply for grants to support critical work: home hardening, defensible space, fuel breaks, and local planning. And every year, some of those applications get denied, delayed, or missed entirely. So what do we do when the money doesn’t show up? We keep going because waiting isn’t an option. Wildfire preparedness cannot hinge on a grant approval....
