OAR 629-165-0005
Emergency Fires
(1)
A fire occurs in August, when the district is at full strength. The pre-planned dispatch for the fire at this time and place (as an example) specifies two engines, six persons and a district dozer. If these forces are inadequate to suppress the fire and additional forces must be hired, it becomes an emergency fire;(2)
If a fire in the same location as in section (1) occurs in February, when the readiness resources are substantially less, the district must still suppress the fire. Hired resources from cooperators will normally be used to supplement limited district resources. The fire becomes an emergency fire when hired and regular district resources exceed the resources equivalent to the fire season pre-planned dispatch of two engines, six persons and a dozer;(3)
An emergency fire situation may occur when there are multiple fires in a district, even though none of the fires individually have exceeded the planned dispatch level, if the total effort of all the fires exceeds the district’s budgeted resource level. This situation most frequently occurs during and after widespread lightning events. Additional resources, hired to supplement regular forces in the described multiple fire situation, are emergency fire resources eligible for payment from the OFLPF.
Source:
Rule 629-165-0005 — Emergency Fires, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=629-165-0005.