Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Protection Funding Committee

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Oregon Department of Forestry

Oregon Department of Forestry

Fire Protection Funding Committee


Committee Information
Meeting Information
Presentations
Information/Data Requests

Committee Information

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Members:

Phil	Adams	Roseburg Lumber Products
Art	Ayre	Oregon Dept of Administrative Services
Paul	Bell	Oregon Dept of Forestry
Brett	Brownscombe	Office of the Governor
Ken	Cummings	Emergency Fire Cost Committee Chair
Mike	Dykzeul	Oregon Forest Industries Council
Lee	Fledderjohann	Collins Pine Co
Nancy	Hirsch	Oregon Dept of Forestry
Jim	James	Oregon Small Woodland Owners Association
Susan	Jordan	Legislative Fiscal Office
Bob	Messinger	Member - NEO District Budget Committee
Milt	Moran	OFIC Protection Committee
Ray	Sessler	Oregon Cattlemen's Association
Peter	Sikora	Giustina Resources
Gary	Springer	Oregon Board of Forestry Member
Rex	Storm	Associated Oregon Loggers
Bill	Swarts	Cascade Timberlands LLC
Jeff	Vermilya	Hancock Forest Management

Committee Membership Contact Info

ODF Staff Support

Committee Charter

Potential Evaluation Criteria Updated!


Meeting Information

Meeting Schedule Ground Rules Agendas November 09, 2011 December 14, 2011 January 19-20, 2012 February 22, 2012 Meeting Notes November 09, 2011 December 14, 2011 January 19-20, 2012 February 22, 2012 Updated Draft for Review! Mileage Reimbursement Information


Presentations

Charter Overview History of Fire Funding Fire Funding Overview, Drivers and Influences Large Fire Costs Western Oregon District Report Central Oregon District Report Funding Alternative Schematic Policy Questions Associated With Fire Suppression Funding Proposal


Information/Data Requests

During the meetings, the Committee requested additional information regarding funding and other related questions. The information requests are categorized below. Data will continue to be added as soon as it is available. Forestland Classification Copy of Forestland Classification Status (Estimated) SB360 - Wildland Urban Interface Act Copy of SB360: http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/SB360/sb360.shtml Is there a possible revenue source through the surcharge in SB 360? What would be the potential revenue? Is it an equitable funding source and what has been the net spending on the program? SB 360 Funding Sources Protection District Information What are the landowner rates by district over the last ten years? District Rate History What are the 1) actual acreage, and 2) percentage splits between grazing and timber by district? Timber/Grazing Acres by District What are the fire costs by district over the last ten years? How much was ODF vs feds managed incidents? District Fire Costs What are the number of improved lots per district/and trend line over the last ten years? Project potential thoughts on what it might be with the updated forestland classification processes. Improved Lots by District *Is there more history on the reason for the 75/25 split allocation for timber & grazing lands on the eastside?* *In Development* Breakdown of landowner caused vs non-landowner caused fires for various districts. Chart Data Breakdown of fire events and expenses vs budgets on COD differentiating between the different units. Fire Costs/Unit Budgets Oregon Forestland Protection Fund (OFLPF) How much is the OFLPF revenue by source/by district? OFLPF Revenue What are potential uses/statutory limits on the OFLPF? OFLPF Statutory Authorities Copy of ORS Chapter 477.777: http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/477.777 Projection of $ over $10m/yr available OFLPF Trend w/Charts OFLPF Sensitivity Analyses Fire Environment Amount of lightning/district on the four large fire districts from 2000 forward. Lightning/District Lightning/Year Fire starts by source/by district from 2000 forward. Fire Cause Large fire suppression costs on ODF protected lands in 2011 and the average annual cost for large fire suppression over 10 years prior Suppression Cost Summary Breakdown of miscellaneous 16% of human caused fires. Specific Misc Cause Human caused fires time of year occurrences. Fires/Month Energy Release Component overlay on Travis’ Key Performance Measures analysis KPM Analysis of the large fires in the four large four districts to ID root cause Root Cause Legislator Contact Information FPA Legislators List - current as of January 2012 Wildfire Reduction Act Copy of HB 2164: http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb2100.dir/hb2164.intro.pdf Department Budget General Fund Reduction Exercise Document 10-Year Budget Plan Fire Protection Position Funding History State Government Service Charges History Rangeland Rangeland associations: where? who? funding? budget? Amount of acres of under or unprotected land where they choose less protection, is there an opportunity to protect? RFA Status White Paper RFA Briefing Summary RFA Stats FEMA FEMA contributions/year (as funding source) -> size, scope, trends, % of total bill. Bar chart of revenue received by year with bullets explaining erratic nature of payments, also include reimbursement going back to OFLPF. FEMA Revenue USFS How do you get the feds to better participate in solutions to the big problems of increasing fire suppression costs and initial attack resources? This is cleary a big part of the problem in the large fire districts. How can we change that equation? Federal Government Contributions to Fire Protection in Oregon Key Performance Measures What are the ODF KPMs for fire protection? KPM What is the rate of meeting KPM #11 by district? Fires Controlled at 10 Acres or Less Costs What do district foresters think is needed for SPA and statewide severity? How much do you need in severity to meet objective #1? Severity What would be the percentage reduction in GF budgets of the Big 3 (Education, Medication, Incarceration) if the GF was the funding mechanism to meet the objectives of the committee? Natural Resource Agencies Funding Trend Dollars spent over the past ten years from OFLPF vs GF. OFLPF & Severity

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