1. (1) The Oregon Department of Forestry must complete an Incident Report.

2. (2) To be eligible to for reimbursement, the Incident Report must indicate that:

   1. (a) The incident was not a result of willful, malicious, or negligence in the origin or subsequent spread;
   2. (b) All necessary and appropriate burn plans, permits, and provisions were in place;
   3. (c) The Prescribed Fire or Cultural Burn complied with any requirements under a burn plan or permit; and

   4. (d) The damages resulted from a fire that was:

      1. (A) A prescribed fire conducted or supervised by the State Forester, a forest protective association or a rangeland protection association pursuant to ORS 477.315 to 477.325.
      2. (B) A prescribed fire in a forest protection district, as described in ORS 477.205 to 477.281, that is conducted or supervised by a Certified Burn Manager pursuant to ORS 526.360.
      3. (C) A cultural burn conducted or supervised by a cultural fire practitioner.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 526.016

Statutes/Other Implemented

HB 4016 (2024)

History

DOF 18-2024, adopt filed 09/30/2024, effective 10/01/2024