2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 477 - Fire Protection of Forests and Vegetation
Section 477.027 - Establishment of classes of wildland-urban interface; rules.


(a) A definition of "wildland-urban interface."
(b) Criteria by which the wildland-urban interface must be identified and classified.
(2) The criteria:
(a) Must recognize differences across the state in fire hazard, fire risk and structural characteristics within the wildland-urban interface.
(b) May not exclude a category of land from inclusion in the wildland-urban interface.
(3) Based on the criteria, the board shall establish five classes of wildland-urban interface.
(4) The classes must be integrated into the comprehensive statewide map described in ORS 477.490. [1997 c.429 §10; 2007 c.30 §3; 2021 c.592 §33]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources

Chapter 477 - Fire Protection of Forests and Vegetation

Section 477.001 - Definitions.

Section 477.005 - Policy.

Section 477.009 - Investigative authority of Attorney General for fire protection administration.

Section 477.013 - Smoke management plan; rules.

Section 477.027 - Establishment of classes of wildland-urban interface; rules.

Section 477.062 - Inadequately protected forestland declared nuisance; notice to protect; work at expense of owner; collection of amount expended.

Section 477.066 - Duty of owner and operator to abate fire; abatement by authorities.

Section 477.068 - Liability for cost of abatement; interest; lien; foreclosure; attorney fees.

Section 477.089 - Recovery for property damage; liability for firefighting costs.

Section 477.092 - Liability for destruction of property by wildfire.

Section 477.095 - Applicability of ORS 477.068, 477.085 and 477.089.

Section 477.100 - Ability of owner to suppress fire; limitation.

Section 477.120 - Liability of owner or operator.

Section 477.123 - Volunteer fighters of wildfires.

Section 477.125 - Liability of forest protective associations, rangeland protection associations and public bodies; limitations.

Section 477.128 - Expenditures for criminal defense related to fire suppression activities.

Section 477.150 - Smoke detection cameras.

Section 477.155 - Wildfire response capacity.

Section 477.161 - Fire protection for lands outside forest protection districts.

Section 477.175 - Definition of "all possible aid" for agreement.

Section 477.180 - Ratification of amendment to agreement; withdrawal if Legislative Assembly fails to ratify amendment.

Section 477.185 - Use of local fire protection resources.

Section 477.190 - Authority of Governor to carry out agreement.

Section 477.195 - Ratification of Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement.

Section 477.200 - Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement.

Section 477.205 - Definitions for ORS 477.205 to 477.281.

Section 477.210 - Duty of owner to protect forestland; forester’s duty to provide protection upon noncompliance.

Section 477.220 - Lands not provided protection; lands not included within ORS 477.205 to 477.281.

Section 477.230 - Basis for computing cost of protection provided by forester; costs to be in accordance with budget.

Section 477.232 - Costs in excess of budget; amounts not expended.

Section 477.245 - Owners entitled to be heard on budget matters; public budget meetings to be held in district.

Section 477.250 - Notice of budget meeting; notice of proposed assessment.

Section 477.255 - Holding of budget meeting; revision and submission of budget for final approval.

Section 477.260 - Appeal to board.

Section 477.270 - Budgeted cost of forester to be lien; collection; deposit of amounts collected.

Section 477.277 - Additional assessment to maintain unencumbered balance of Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund.

Section 477.281 - Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection.

Section 477.295 - Minimum assessment under ORS 477.270; combining lots; fees; rules.

Section 477.300 - Use of funds in State Forestry Department Account for capital outlay expenditures of district.

Section 477.315 - Definitions for ORS 477.315 to 477.325.

Section 477.317 - State Forester assistance to rangeland protection association.

Section 477.320 - Request of rangeland owners for protection; hearings; determination; cooperative agreements for protection.

Section 477.325 - Budget for rangeland protection; collection of costs; disposition of receipts.

Section 477.355 - Fire wardens generally.

Section 477.365 - Duties and powers of wardens.

Section 477.406 - Cooperative contracts or agreements for forest protection or forest related activities; negotiation.

Section 477.408 - Provisions of contract or agreement.

Section 477.409 - Contracts for off-season services for fire prevention and suppression personnel.

Section 477.410 - Liability of parties; responsibility for equipment; unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation; sovereign immunity.

Section 477.440 - Emergency Fire Cost Committee; members; terms; vacancies.

Section 477.455 - Meetings of committee; committee administrator.

Section 477.460 - Duties of administrator; compensation and expenses.

Section 477.490 - Statewide map of wildfire risk; rules.

Section 477.503 - Reduction of wildfire risk.

Section 477.504 - No effect on management of private lands.

Section 477.505 - State Forester may declare fire season in district.

Section 477.510 - Acts prohibited during fire season.

Section 477.512 - Additional acts prohibited during fire season.

Section 477.515 - Permits required for fires on forestlands; waiver; permit conditions; cooperative agreements for permit administration; rules.

Section 477.535 - Forester may proclaim forestland subject to restricted uses; coordination of state and federal land restrictions.

Section 477.540 - Notice of proclamation; suspension or termination; reinstatement.

Section 477.545 - Restricted uses during closure.

Section 477.550 - Violation of restrictions; access for fire fighting permitted.

Section 477.552 - Policy.

Section 477.554 - Program establishment; content.

Section 477.556 - Advisory committee; membership; terms; staff.

Section 477.558 - Functions for advisory committee.

Section 477.560 - Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account; moneys paid to account; use.

Section 477.562 - Registration fee; rules.

Section 477.565 - Felling dead trees and snags; rules.

Section 477.580 - Determination of additional fire hazards; notice to landowner; plan for reducing hazard; release from liability.

Section 477.610 - Standardization of fire-fighting equipment used to protect forestland; rules.

Section 477.615 - Additional water supply and equipment; rules.

Section 477.625 - Permit to use fire or power-driven machinery; exception; conditions; waiver of permit.

Section 477.630 - Information in permit.

Section 477.645 - Internal combustion engines; rules.

Section 477.650 - Stationary internal combustion engines; rules; waiver.

Section 477.655 - Fire-fighting tools and equipment at operation area and on trucks; rules.

Section 477.665 - Fire watch service; rules; waiver.

Section 477.695 - Removal of flammable material from railroad rights of way.

Section 477.698 - Permits for prescribed fires; rules.

Section 477.720 - Accidentally setting fire to forestland; failure to prevent spread.

Section 477.740 - Unlawful use of fire.

Section 477.745 - Liability of parents for costs of suppressing fire caused by minor child.

Section 477.747 - Policies and plans for restoration of burned forestland.

Section 477.748 - Small forestland grant program.

Section 477.750 - Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund; source; use.

Section 477.755 - Appropriation of fund; limitation on expenditures.

Section 477.760 - Reserve base of fund fixed; annual determination of excess over base; tax levies and assessments to maintain base.

Section 477.775 - Emergency fire suppression costs insurance; considerations; payment of premium from fund.

Section 477.777 - Agency request budget; expenditures; report.

Section 477.880 - Acreage assessment; east side forestlands; certain forestlands west of Cascade Mountains; rate.

Section 477.960 - Collection of assessment.

Section 477.980 - Enforcement policy; rules; factors considered.

Section 477.993 - Penalties.