Lincoln County Wildfire Readiness Module 3: Property Protection by Understanding Wildfire Risk 2021 – Lincoln County Public Safety Agencies have separated our wildfire readiness presentation into 6 separate modules. Virtual presentations will be conducted and recorded May – June and will be posted to the County wildfire readiness website for viewing at any time. The following slides are intended to be used as a self learning guide. The slides have links to additional local, state, federal resource information. If you have questions, feel free to reach out to any of the agencies represented in this presentation. Lincoln County 2021 Public Service Announcement Click Here to View • Lincoln County Fire Defense Board: • Chief Robert Murphy, Newport Fire • Chief Rob Dahlman, North Lincoln Fire • Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: • Sheriff Curtis Landers Module 3: Property Protection by Understanding Wildfire Risk Source: Photojournalist/Editor: Will Caldwell. Reporter: Rick Holmes. Section Overview A. Administrative Brief and Sponsors B. Wildfire Knowledge, Terms C. Wildfire History, Local Risk, Seasonal Outlook D. Community and Individual Risk Reduction E. How to Prepare Your Home For Wildfires F. Additional Resources G. Questions Section A: Administrative Brief and Sponsors Wildfire Local government, public safety, utilities, healthcare providers and Advocates volunteer groups have an advocacy role to ensure their agencies and our communities are prepared for, know how to respond to and recover from 911 wildfire events. Community Presentation Sponsors Our objective! Strengthening your knowledge of our local wildfire risk and your role in preparedness, response and recovery • The coast isn’t at risk for wildfires; there will be plenty of time to What evacuate. community • Understands the risk but hasn’t made mind sets do any preparations. we see in Lincoln County • Understands the risk and has made some preparations. - pre 2020 and post 2020? • Understands the risk and has made preparations. Section B: Wildfire Knowledge, Terms Trojan Fire 2019, 108 acres Knowledge – New Terms • Buffer Zone - can be used to reduce fire damage to buildings and sensitive areas in landscapes prone to wildfire. • Containment - normally expressed as a percentage, indicates how much of the fire has been enclosed by a control line. A wildfire with 25 percent containment means control lines have been completed around 25 percent of the fire's perimeter. • Defensible Space – An are around a building in which vegetation, debris, and other types of combustible fuels have been treated, cleared, or reduced to slow the spread of fire to and from the building. Starts with the home and works outward. • Ember Zone – Embers can destroy homes or neighborhoods far from the actual flame front. • Fire Watch Warning - A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. • Hardening your Home – Measures you can take to safeguard your home from wildland fire. Construction materials and the quality of defensible space surrounding it are what give a home the best chance to survive a wildland fire • Home - Structures both residential and business Knowledge – New Terms • Home Ignition Zone - The concept of the home ignition zone was developed by retired USDA Forest Service fire scientist Jack Cohen in the late 1990s, following some breakthrough experimental research into how homes ignite due to the effects of radiant heat. The HIZ is divided into three zones. • Ladder Fuels - are typically shrubs or small trees. They help carry the fire from the surface up to the tops of trees. • Public Safety Power Shut Off’s - A Public Safety Power Shutoff, also called a PSPS, may occur in response to severe fire weather conditions. Utility providers may shut off power to help prevent wildfire situations. Multiple factors are at play when deciding to shut off power to communities – the first priority is community safety. There may be some warning or no notice when power is shut off in response to wildfire risk conditions. • Red Flag Warning – A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination - of the above conditions can contribute to extreme fire behavior. • Safety Zone – An area used for escaping the wildfire that is clear of flammable materials. • The Wildland-Urban Interface – Refers to the zone of transition between unoccupied land and human development. Lands and communities adjacent to and surrounded by wildlands are at risk of wildland fires. Section C: Wildfire History, Local Risk and Seasonal Outlook 2500 Road Fire Depoe Bay, August 2016 202 Acres Oregon Fires 2020 Oregon Department of Forestry Wildfire History Historic Oregon Coast Range Fires Name Year Season Acres Authority Millicoma ca. Unkn 100,000+ Smyth 2002: 7 1770 Yaquina (1) 1849 Aug./Sep 500,000 Morris 1934b: 322 Nestucca 1853 Aug./Sep 480,000 Ballou 2002:67 Yaquina (2) 1868 Aug./Sep 300,000 Kirkpatrick 1940:33 Coos 1868 Aug./Sep 126,000 Chen 1997: 4 Tillamook (1) 1933 Aug./Sep 340,000 Ballou 2002: 77 Tillamook (2) 1939 217,000 Chen 1997: 4 Tillamook (3) 1945 181,000 Chen 1997: 4 Tillamook (4) 1951 126,000 Chen 1997: 4 Table 4.01 Historic Oregon Coast Range forest fires, 1750-1951. Source: Bob Zybach. Dissertation. 2003 The Great Fires: Indian Burning and Catastrophic Forest Fire Patterns of the Oregon Coast Range, 1491-1951. 2003. Oregon State University, Ph.D., Dissertation (pp. 194-195) Local Fire History Report Fire ODF Report Date Year Unit Fire Name General Cause Acres 9/8/2020 0:44 2020 Toledo Kimberling Mt Under Invest 279.66 9/7/2020 23:43 2020 Toledo Echo Mountain Under Invest 1246.94 9/7/2020 23:02 2020 Toledo Salmon River MP 4 Equipment Use 0 8/27/2020 15:59 2020 Toledo South Drift Cr. Rd. Recreationist 0.1 8/11/2020 9:00 2020 Toledo William Cr. Equipment Use 0.01 7/22/2020 11:32 2020 Toledo Hwy 229 Fire Debris Burning 0.01 7/17/2020 19:00 2020 Toledo MP 18 Arson 0 3/18/2020 17:00 2020 Toledo Alsea River Fire Debris Burning 1.8 6/19/2019 0:50 2019 Toledo North Beaver Miscellaneous 0.01 6/4/2019 15:57 2019 Toledo Trojan Equipment Use 108 5/13/2019 21:45 2019 Toledo Eddy Creek Fire Debris Burning 0.01 5/8/2019 15:35 2019 Toledo Baker Debris Burning 0.25 5/1/2019 15:00 2019 Toledo Harlan Rd Debris Burning 3.5 3/19/2019 12:03 2019 Toledo Crystal Creek Equipment Use 9.67 9/8/2018 16:40 2018 Toledo Harlan Burnt Woods Equipment Use 0.01 7/30/2018 15:35 2018 Toledo Fall Cr. Smoking 35.3 • Run a report from 7/10/2018 7:30 2018 Toledo 101 Equipment Use 0.01 6/27/2018 14:00 2018 Toledo Shelter Recreationist 0.01 1960 to current time. 6/25/2018 18:01 2018 Toledo Bentley Ct Fire Debris Burning 0.01 10/30/2017 7:00 2017 Toledo Slick Rock Debris Burning 140 9/2/2017 9:27 2017 Toledo Breaker Fire Miscellaneous 0.1 8/29/2017 11:17 2017 Toledo Tracy Creek Recreationist 0.01 8/18/2017 14:08 2017 Toledo Hidden Valley Fire Debris Burning 0.1 • Only includes 8/7/2017 12:56 2017 Toledo Surf Fire Recreationist 0.15 7/21/2017 17:45 2017 Toledo Big Elk Burn Pile Debris Burning 0.01 reported fires in ODF 7/11/2017 14:30 2017 Toledo Olalla Rd Fire Equipment Use 0.01 6/5/2017 8:00 2017 Toledo Little Euchre Recreationist 0.1 9/13/2016 10:56 2016 Toledo Beaver Cr. Fire Miscellaneous 0.6 Protection areas. 8/30/2016 12:00 2016 Toledo Beach Ave. Log Fire Recreationist 0.01 8/24/2016 10:00 2016 Toledo Hwy 20 Grass Fire Miscellaneous 0.01 8/23/2016 9:39 2016 Toledo OAR Fire Smoking 0.1 8/22/2016 17:55 2016 Toledo 2500 Rd. Fire Equipment Use 202 • Notable fires outlined 8/4/2016 14:37 2016 Toledo 51st Street Beach Fire Recreationist 0.01 in green. Activity # Total Lincoln County 1960 -2020 Reported Acres 2020's 8 2163 2010's 93 592 History: 2000's 129 463 1990's 171 384 1980's 155 467 Total by Decade 1970's 126 458 1960's 102 2666 Total 784 7194 Total Fires by Decade Lincoln County: 1960 - 2020 Updated: 04/22/21 # Reported 171 180 155 160 140 129 126 120 102 100 93 80 60 40 20 8 0 2020's 2010's 2000's 1990's 1980's 1970's 1960's Activity # Total 1960-2020 Reporte Acres Arson 21 80 Lincoln County Debris Burning 301 2374 Equipment Use 88 2205 Juveniles 31 3 History: Lightning 22 4 Miscellaneous 72 125 Railroad 8 5 Total by Fire Type Recreationist 151 70 Smoking 88 167 Under Invest 2 2161 Total Fires 784 7194 Total Fires by Type Lincoln County: 1960-2020 Updated: 04/22/21 # Reported 350 301 300 250 200 151 150 88 72 88 100 31 50 21 22 8 2 0 Recent Lincoln Co. Fires • 09/08/20 - Echo Mtn. 1246 Acres, Kimberling Mtn. 279, Otis area Hwy 18 (under invest.) • 06/04/19, Trojan Fire, NE Lincoln Co-Polk, Hwy 18, 135 acres (equipment use) • 03/19/19, Crystal Creek Loop, Hwy 20, 9.67 acres (equipment use) • 07/30/18, Fall Creek Fire, SE Lincoln Co-Benton Co Line, Hwy 34, 35 Acres (smoking) • 10/30/17, Slick Rock, 140 acres, (debris burning) • 08/22/16 - 2500 Road Fire east of Depoe Bay, 202 acres (equipment use) ODF Weather Seasonal Climate Forecast NWS Seasonal Weather Briefing • 2021 NWS Summer Outlook • NWS Portland Drought Conditions Lt.