Chapter 477
Fire Protection of Forests and Vegetation

Sections

Investigative authority of Attorney General for fire protection administration

Smoke management plan

Variability of wildland-urban interface fire protection problems

Establishment of classes of wildland-urban interface

Inadequately protected forestland declared nuisance

Uncontrolled fire declared nuisance

Duty of owner and operator to abate fire

Liability for cost of abatement

Negligence in origin and in failure to control fire may be united in one complaint

Liability for cost of protecting land within a forest protection district

Recovery for property damage

Liability for destruction of property by wildfire

Applicability of ORS 477.068, 477.085 and 477.089

Ability of owner to suppress fire

Liability of owner or operator

Volunteer fighters of wildfires

Liability of forest protective associations, rangeland protection associations and public bodies

Expenditures for criminal defense related to fire suppression activities

Smoke detection cameras

Wildfire response capacity

Fire protection for lands outside forest protection districts

Definition of “all possible aid” for agreement

Ratification of amendment to agreement

Use of local fire protection resources

Authority of Governor to carry out agreement

Ratification of Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement

Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement

Definitions for ORS 477.205 to 477.281

Duty of owner to protect forestland

Lands not provided protection

Establishment and change of forest protection districts

Basis for computing cost of protection provided by forester

Costs in excess of budget

Forester to prepare tentative budget estimates for districts

Advisory and guidance committees

Owners entitled to be heard on budget matters

Notice of budget meeting

Holding of budget meeting

Appeal to board

Board to deal with budgets annually

Budgeted cost of forester to be lien

Additional assessment to maintain unencumbered balance of Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund

Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection

Minimum assessment under ORS 477.270

Use of funds in State Forestry Department Account for capital outlay expenditures of district

Forester to enforce prohibition against littering on forestland in districts

Definitions for ORS 477.315 to 477.325

State Forester assistance to rangeland protection association

Request of rangeland owners for protection

Budget for rangeland protection

Fire wardens generally

Duties of fire warden for forest protection district

Duties and powers of wardens

Cooperative contracts or agreements for forest protection or forest related activities

Provisions of contract or agreement

Contracts for off-season services for fire prevention and suppression personnel

Liability of parties

Disposition and use of moneys received by forester under contract or agreement

Definitions for ORS 477.440 to 477.460

Emergency Fire Cost Committee

Distribution of fire emergency funds by committee

Election of committee chairperson

Meetings of committee

Duties of administrator

Statewide map of wildfire risk

Reduction of wildfire risk

No effect on management of private lands

State Forester may declare fire season in district

Acts prohibited during fire season

Additional acts prohibited during fire season

Permits required for fires on forestlands

Refusal, suspension or revocation of permits

Regional air quality authority’s functions limited

Forester may proclaim forestland subject to restricted uses

Notice of proclamation

Restricted uses during closure

Violation of restrictions

Program establishment

Advisory committee

Functions for advisory committee

Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account

Registration fee

Felling dead trees and snags

Determination of additional fire hazards

Enjoining violations of ORS 477.615 and 477.645 to 477.655

Standardization of fire-fighting equipment used to protect forestland

Additional water supply and equipment

Permit to use fire or power-driven machinery

Information in permit

Authority to issue, refuse, suspend or revoke permit

Use and refueling of power saws

Internal combustion engines

Stationary internal combustion engines

Fire-fighting tools and equipment at operation area and on trucks

Additional protection facilities or services at operation area

Fire watch service

When use of fire or power-driven machinery prohibited

Removal of flammable material from railroad rights of way

Permits for prescribed fires

Starting of campfire or other open fire restricted

Accidentally setting fire to forestland

Unlawful use of fire

Liability of parents for costs of suppressing fire caused by minor child

Policies and plans for restoration of burned forestland

Small forestland grant program

Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund

Appropriation of fund

Reserve base of fund fixed

Rules relating to use of fund

Emergency fire suppression costs insurance

Agency request budget

Acreage assessment

Collection of assessment

Disposition of receipts

Enforcement policy

Enforcement procedure

Up to date

Current through early 2024

Chap. 477’s source at oregon.gov

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Original Source: Chapter 477 — Fire Protection of Forests and Vegetation, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors477.html (last accessed Jun. 16, 2023).