Chapter 477
Fire Protection of Forests and Vegetation

Sections

477.001
Definitions
477.005
Policy
477.009
Investigative authority of Attorney General for fire protection administration
477.013
Smoke management plan
477.015
Definitions
477.025
Variability of wildland-urban interface fire protection problems
477.027
Establishment of classes of wildland-urban interface
477.062
Inadequately protected forestland declared nuisance
477.064
Uncontrolled fire declared nuisance
477.066
Duty of owner and operator to abate fire
477.067
Notice of fire
477.068
Liability for cost of abatement
477.069
Negligence in origin and in failure to control fire may be united in one complaint
477.085
Liability for cost of protecting land within a forest protection district
477.089
Recovery for property damage
477.092
Liability for destruction of property by wildfire
477.095
Applicability of ORS 477.068, 477.085 and 477.089
477.100
Ability of owner to suppress fire
477.120
Liability of owner or operator
477.123
Volunteer fighters of wildfires
477.125
Liability of forest protective associations, rangeland protection associations and public bodies
477.128
Expenditures for criminal defense related to fire suppression activities
477.150
Smoke detection cameras
477.155
Wildfire response capacity
477.161
Fire protection for lands outside forest protection districts
477.175
Definition of “all possible aid” for agreement
477.180
Ratification of amendment to agreement
477.185
Use of local fire protection resources
477.190
Authority of Governor to carry out agreement
477.195
Ratification of Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement
477.200
Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement
477.205
Definitions for ORS 477.205 to 477.281
477.210
Duty of owner to protect forestland
477.220
Lands not provided protection
477.225
Establishment and change of forest protection districts
477.230
Basis for computing cost of protection provided by forester
477.232
Costs in excess of budget
477.235
Forester to prepare tentative budget estimates for districts
477.240
Advisory and guidance committees
477.245
Owners entitled to be heard on budget matters
477.250
Notice of budget meeting
477.255
Holding of budget meeting
477.260
Appeal to board
477.265
Board to deal with budgets annually
477.270
Budgeted cost of forester to be lien
477.277
Additional assessment to maintain unencumbered balance of Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund
477.281
Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection
477.295
Minimum assessment under ORS 477.270
477.300
Use of funds in State Forestry Department Account for capital outlay expenditures of district
477.305
Forester to enforce prohibition against littering on forestland in districts
477.315
Definitions for ORS 477.315 to 477.325
477.317
State Forester assistance to rangeland protection association
477.320
Request of rangeland owners for protection
477.325
Budget for rangeland protection
477.355
Fire wardens generally
477.360
Duties of fire warden for forest protection district
477.365
Duties and powers of wardens
477.406
Cooperative contracts or agreements for forest protection or forest related activities
477.408
Provisions of contract or agreement
477.409
Contracts for off-season services for fire prevention and suppression personnel
477.410
Liability of parties
477.412
Disposition and use of moneys received by forester under contract or agreement
477.415
Definitions for ORS 477.440 to 477.460
477.440
Emergency Fire Cost Committee
477.445
Distribution of fire emergency funds by committee
477.450
Election of committee chairperson
477.455
Meetings of committee
477.460
Duties of administrator
477.490
Statewide map of wildfire risk
477.503
Reduction of wildfire risk
477.504
No effect on management of private lands
477.505
State Forester may declare fire season in district
477.510
Acts prohibited during fire season
477.512
Additional acts prohibited during fire season
477.515
Permits required for fires on forestlands
477.520
Refusal, suspension or revocation of permits
477.532
Regional air quality authority’s functions limited
477.535
Forester may proclaim forestland subject to restricted uses
477.540
Notice of proclamation
477.545
Restricted uses during closure
477.550
Violation of restrictions
477.552
Policy
477.554
Program establishment
477.556
Advisory committee
477.558
Functions for advisory committee
477.560
Oregon Forest Smoke Management Account
477.562
Registration fee
477.565
Felling dead trees and snags
477.580
Determination of additional fire hazards
477.605
Enjoining violations of ORS 477.615 and 477.645 to 477.655
477.610
Standardization of fire-fighting equipment used to protect forestland
477.615
Additional water supply and equipment
477.625
Permit to use fire or power-driven machinery
477.630
Information in permit
477.635
Authority to issue, refuse, suspend or revoke permit
477.640
Use and refueling of power saws
477.645
Internal combustion engines
477.650
Stationary internal combustion engines
477.655
Fire-fighting tools and equipment at operation area and on trucks
477.660
Additional protection facilities or services at operation area
477.665
Fire watch service
477.670
When use of fire or power-driven machinery prohibited
477.695
Removal of flammable material from railroad rights of way
477.698
Permits for prescribed fires
477.710
Starting of campfire or other open fire restricted
477.720
Accidentally setting fire to forestland
477.740
Unlawful use of fire
477.745
Liability of parents for costs of suppressing fire caused by minor child
477.747
Policies and plans for restoration of burned forestland
477.748
Small forestland grant program
477.750
Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund
477.755
Appropriation of fund
477.760
Reserve base of fund fixed
477.770
Rules relating to use of fund
477.775
Emergency fire suppression costs insurance
477.777
Agency request budget
477.880
Acreage assessment
477.960
Collection of assessment
477.970
Disposition of receipts
477.980
Enforcement policy
477.985
Enforcement procedure
477.993
Penalties
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