DLCD Releases Wildfire Adapted Communities Recommendations Report
The Department of Land Conservation and Development’s (DLCD) charge under Senate Bill 762 (2021) is to recommend potential changes to the statewide land use planning program. Legislators asked DLCD to develop recommendations regarding comprehensive plans and zoning codes that minimize wildfire risk and create more wildfire adapted communities.
DLCD submitted the Wildfire Adapted Communities Recommendation Report to the Oregon Legislature and Wildfire Programs Advisory Council by the October 1, 2022 deadline.
Read DLCD's Wildfire Adapted Communities Recommendations Report
DLCD's report is a document of ideas and best practices. The legislature will respond to these recommendations, and may direct DLCD to take further action in the 2023 legislative session.
The Wildfire Programs Advisory Council will also provide a report summarizing council recommendations and needed actions to the Oregon Legislature. The Council will offer recommendations on SB 762, Section 11: Land Use in an addendum following release of DLCD's report.
Meeting materials, meeting summaries and recordings, and other resources are available on DLCD’s Wildfire Adapted Communities webpage.
Related Agency Work
Several other agencies are responsible for implementing work related to SB 762. View a summary of each organization's role related to the Wildland Urban Interface and risk map here. For more information, or to provide comment on other important aspects of Oregon's wildfire adaptation program, see these websites or contact DLCD staff for more information:
If you have questions or feedback about DLCD's project or associated work, please contact to Susan Millhauser, Natural Hazards Planner for Wildfire Adapted Communities at susan.millhauser@dlcd.oregon.gov.
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