The primary intent of the program is to incentivize fire hardening improvements in residential and commercial buildings, but accessory structures that are within 50 feet of a residential or commercial building can act as fuel for a wildfire thereby increasing the risk of damage to the nearby residential and commercial building. Therefore, fire hardening grants will be available to applicants for improvements made to accessory structures under the following conditions:

1. (1) The applicant is eligible for grant assistance for a residential or commercial building on the same parcel.

2. (2) The applicant has added both of the following fire hardening improvements to one or more accessory structure(s):

   1. (a) Roofing that is rated either Class B or Class A; and

   2. (b) Exterior wall covering that is either:

      1. (A) Noncombustible;
      2. (B) Ignition resistant;
      3. (C) Heavy timber; or
      4. (D) log wall,
3. (3) The accessory structure that is being improved is within 50 feet of any residential or commercial building. For this condition, the residential or commercial building that is within 50 feet of the accessory structure is not required to be the same residential or commercial building that the applicant has already qualified for grant assistance.

Statutory/Other Authority

Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 669, Section 263 (House Bill 5006), Oregon Laws 2023, Chapter 605, Section 270 (House Bill 5506) & Oregon Laws 2024, Chapter 26, Section 3 (House Bill 4016)

Statutes/Other Implemented

Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 669, Section 263 (House Bill 5006), Oregon Laws 2023, Chapter 605, Section 270 (House Bill 5506) & Oregon Laws 2024, Chapter 26, Section 3 (House Bill 4016)

History

BCD 15-2024, amend filed 12/23/2024, effective 01/01/2025
BCD 8-2023, amend filed 12/28/2023, effective 01/01/2024
BCD 2-2023, temporary amend filed 08/07/2023, effective 08/07/2023 through 02/02/2024
BCD 3-2022, adopt filed 04/01/2022, effective 04/01/2022
BCD 1-2022, temporary adopt filed 01/20/2022, effective 01/20/2022 through 07/18/2022