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.
We kicked off the Central Oregon TREX Prescribed Fire Training Exchange yesterday! Huge thanks to all the partners we get to work with to staff the two week long event - Forestry and Natural Resources Extension - Oregon State University, U.S. Forest Service-Deschutes National Forest, The Nature Conservancy in Oregon, Woodburn Fire District...
This story map highlights how fuels treatments near La Pine helped stop the Darlene 3 Fire in 2024. The smoke from prescribed burning being done now will protect our communities and support firefighters long into the future. Check it out!