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The INDEPENDENT, May 1, 2003
Wildfires take advantage of debris C om m itee fo r Fam ily F orestlands sch e d u le m eeting
The Committee for Family tices on, July 1, will also be dis tivities and implementation of
forgotten in out-of-the-way places Forestlands
will meet May 8, cussed. The mergeer is meant the Oregon Plan for Salmon and
Most homes lost to wildfire
are ignited by little things. W ild
fires produce a blizzard of em
bers that are carried to, or
sometimes blasted at homes
by the wind. These hot, little
embers fly into the same nooks
and crannies where the autumn
winds have piled-up dead and
dry leaves and needles.
This year, the Oregon Fire
Marshals Association would
like to remind those who live in
wildfire areas to do some
spring cleaning outdoors too.
Act now, to protect your homes
from 9:00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. at
the Oregon Dep’t of Forestry,
Bldg. D, Conference Room
201, 2600 State St. in Salem.
This is a public meeting.
The committee advises the
Oregon Board of Forestry on is
sues affecting family forestland.
An update on the ODF bud
get and how it may impact fam
ily forestland owners will be dis
cussed. Families own 43 per
cent of Oregon private forest
lands.
The merger of ODF Forestry
Assistance and Forest Prac
this summer. Look up, look
down, and look all around for
anything on, around, and under
your home that can burn.
Good places to start check
ing include roofs, rain gutters,
window ledges, unscreened
decks and porches, attic and
foundation vents, against the
siding, flow er boxes and
planters, against fences and
along driveways.
For more information contact
your local fire department or
Oregon
Department
of
Forestry.
to 1) improve policy coordina
tion with federal regulatory ac
W atersheds 2) improve utiliza-
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