The Wildfire Protection Act WPA

1. The Wildfire Protection Act WPA Protecting and Improving Services to Oregonian’s Board of Forestry November 7, 2012

2. Policy Context Board of Forestry • Keeping working green forest as forest Oregon’s fire policy • Preserve and conserve forest resources Mission • Protect Oregon’s valuable forestland and communities from Wildfire • Safe and aggressive initial attack- limits risk, costs and damage

3. Challenges • Protecting and limiting risks to Oregonians, forests and other values • Costly large fires – monetary and forest resource loss • Eastside forest affordability- working forests • Equality across all “three level” of fire funding

4. OF $25 M Insurance Policy Current Annual Funding Structure GF $15.5 M Legislature OFLPF $9.5M Large Fire GF- Ins 500K OFLPF- Ins 500K GF-$2.2 M Severity Severity- Statewide Base Level of Fire Protection The Fire Department Base level- Fire department

5. Legislative Concept 575 • Reduces large fires- limiting costs and resource loss through increased statewide severity resources • Eastside affordability of fire protection • Initiates equity in large fire costs

6. Other Funds $25 M Insurance Policy The Wildfire Protection Act OF * $10 M of GF $10 M of OFLPF Stair stepped approach 2013 and beyond in sharing the $20 M in Large fire costs dollar for dollar Shared large fire costs in 2013 GF GF- $500K OFLPF- $500K GF$2M Severity *OFLPF $3M Statewide Severity * $1 M Rates Base Level of Fire Protection The Fire Department LO 50 / 50 GF

7. Fiscal Components • Allocates up to $3 million from the OFLPF for statewide severity • Requires $800 K of new General Fund • Equity in large fire costs over time- phased in approach

8. Large Fire Cost Implementation • $2 million shared 2013-15 • $10 million shared 2015-17 • $20 million shared 2017 and beyond

9. Outcomes • Improves outcomes and reduces costs- benefit to all Oregonians • Investments upfront saves long-term- small investments leverage larger • Eastside Affordability- maintains working green forests • Creates equity in system- reduces General Fund exposure, however increases likelihood of annual costs

10. Next Steps • Key Department Program Option Package • Governors Recommended Budget • Work group of stakeholders • 2013-15 Legislative Session