OAR 629-044-0200
Wildfire Hazard Zones — Definitions
(1)
“Geographic Area” means the areas which result from the partitioning of all or portions of a jurisdiction into smaller segments, based on the presence of differing hazard values.(2)
“Hazard” means the potential to burn.(3)
“Hazard Factor” means the factors which most influence the potential of a geographic area to burn. Hazard factors are fire weather, topography, natural vegetative fuels, and natural vegetative fuel distribution.(4)
“Hazard Rating” means a cumulative value resulting from the summation of hazard values for all four hazard factors. It reflects the overall potential for a given geographic area to burn.(5)
“Hazard Value” means a value assigned to a hazard factor within a geographic area.(6)
“Jurisdiction” means a unit of local government authorized by law to adopt a building code or a fire prevention code.(7)
“Land Features” means roads, jurisdictional boundaries and other features created by human activity.(8)
“Natural Geographic Features” means streams, ridge lines and other features naturally occurring.(9)
“Wildfire Hazard Zone” means a geographic area having a combination of hazard factors that result in a significant hazard of catastrophic fire over relatively long periods of each year.
Source:
Rule 629-044-0200 — Wildfire Hazard Zones — Definitions, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=629-044-0200.