Wildfire Programs Advisory Council

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The Wildfire Programs Advisory Council was established in 2021 following the passage of Senate Bill 762.

Senate Bill 762 is the product of years of hard work by the Governor’s Council on Wildfire Response, the Legislature, state agencies, and Oregonians across the state. This comprehensive legislation passed with bipartisan support and provides more than $195 million to help Oregon modernize and improve wildfire preparedness through three key strategies: creating fire-adapted communities, developing safe and effective responses, and increasing the resiliency of Oregon’s landscapes.

Together, the Wildfire Programs Advisory Council will work to recommend and implement policies that will help prevent and better respond to wildfire, and create more fire resilient communities and landscapes in Oregon.

Council Members

Chairperson, Dave Hunnicutt (Hillsboro)
Member who represents rural residential property owners whose property is wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface

Vice Chairperson, Mary Kyle McCurdy (Portland)
Member who represents state or regional land use planning organizations

Mark Bennett (Unity)
Member representing County Government

Chase Browning (Medford)
Member who represents fire marshals with wildland-urban interface firefighting experience

Joshua Shaklee (Douglas County)
Member who is a land use planning director for a wildland-urban interface county

Jim McCauley (League of Oregon Cities)
Member representing City Government

Bradley Clark (Grants Pass)
Member who is a land use planning director for a wildland-urban interface city

Nick Browne (Clackamas/Canby)
Member who represents fire chiefs with wildland-urban interface firefighting experience

Ian Yocum (Dayton):Member who represents firefighters with wildland-urban interface firefighting experience 

Samantha Bayer (Eagle Point)
Member who represents farmers whose land is wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface

John O’Keeffe (Adel)
Member who represents ranchers whose land is wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface

Debi Lorence (Halfway)
Member who represents forestland owners whose property is wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface

Steve Rondeau (Klamath Tribe)
Member who represents federally recognized Indian tribes with land wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface

Allen Berreth (Portland)
Member who represents a utility company

Susan Jane Brown (John Day)
Member who represents environmental interests

Terry Fairbanks (Jacksonville)
Member who represents forest resiliency interests

Karna Gustafson (Bend)
Member who represents land and housing development interests or real estate industry interests

Sarah Worthington (Bend)
Member who represents public health professionals

Rene Braga (Medford)
Member who represents the environmental justice community 

Staff Support

• Doug Grafe, Wildfire Programs Director
  • (503) 689 2040
  • doug.c.grafe@oregon.gov
• Tabitha Neely, Executive Support to Doug Grafe, Wildfire Programs Director
• (503) 373-1558
  
• Tabitha.Neely@oregon.gov
  

Meeting Recordings

• November 5, 2021
• January 14, 2022
• April 8, 2022
• July 8, 2022
• August 12, 2022
• September 26, 2022
• October 14, 2022
• December 2, 2022
• January 20, 2023
  
• March 3, 2023
  
• April 14, 2023
  

Meeting Materials

November 5, 2021

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary

January 14, 2022

• Meeting Agenda
• Overview of RAC Workflow
• Meeting Summary (Approved)

April 8, 2022

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
• Wildfire Program Advisory Council Report Outline
• Wildfire Program Advisory Council Report Writing Subgroups
• Augmenting SB 762 Investments with IIJA Investments
• Equity and Vulnerability Case Study-SB 762
• DLCD Presentation
• HECC Presentation

July 8, 2022

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
• Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Brochure
• Wildfire Programs Advisory Council Report Outline
• Work Group 2 Report Sections to date as of 7-1-22
• Work Group 3 Report Sections to date as of 7-1-22
• SB 762 Financials CSL
• Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Mapping Presentation

August 12, 2022

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
• Wildfire Programs Advisory Council - Risk Mapping Presentation
• News Release - Oregon Division of Financial Regulation
• Guide to homeowners insurance
• Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services Division of Financial Regulation, Bulletin No. DFR 2022-5

September 26, 2022

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary (Approved) 
• Public Comments as on Sept. 23, 2022 at 12:00pm
• WPAC Report-Draft-Sept 20, 2022-(V3) 
• Wildfire Risk Mapping timeline

October 14, 2022

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
• Wildfire Program Advisory Council's Draft Report - 10-14-2022

December 2, 2022

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
• Draft Wildfire program Advisory Council's Report-DLCD Addendum
• SB 762 Comment Cards - 412 comment received
• December 2, 2022 public comments received

January 20, 2023

• Meeting Agenda
  
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
  

March 3, 2023

• Meeting Agenda  
  
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
  

April 14, 2023

• Meeting Agenda
  
• SB 762 Financials 2023
  
• WPAC April 2023
  
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
  

July 14, 2023

• Meeting Agenda
  
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
  
• SB 762 Financials 2023
  
• Public Comments Received as of July 14th
  

October 13, 2023

• Meeting Agenda.pdf
  
• WPAC Report Draft - Oct 2023.pdf
  
• Wildfire Programs Advisory Council Appointees by Position.pdf
  
• Meeting Summary (Approved)
  

Council Materials and Director Reports

• SB 762 implementation deadlines
• 2021 Wildfire Programs Advisory Council Appointment Joint Memorandum
• 2022 Wildfire Programs Advisory Council Appointment Joint Memorandum (Sarah Worthington)
• 2022 Wildfire Programs Advisory Council Appointment Joint Memorandum (Terry Fairbanks)
• SB 762 Section-by-Section Summary
• Wildfire Programs Advisory Council Appointees by Position
  
• 2023 Wildfire Programs Advisory Council Appointment Joint Memorandum (Debi Lorence)
• 2023 Wildfire Programs Advisory Council Appointment Joint Memorandum (Rene Braga)
• Wildfire Funding Link
  
• Wildfire Situational Awareness Mapping Tool
  
  

Director's Report

• January 2022 Report
• March 2022 Report
• May 2022 Report
• July 2022 Report
• September 2022 Report
• November 2022 Report
• January 2023 Report
• March 2023 Report
  
• May 2023 Report
  
• July 2023 Report
  
• September 2023 Report
  
• November 2023 Report
  
• January 2024 Report
  
• March 2024 Report
  
• May 2024 Report
  
• July 2024 Report
  
• September 2024 Report