Emergency Fire Cost Committee, June 8

SALEM, Ore. – The Emergency Fire Cost Committee will meet virtually Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. To join the call or provide public comment at this virtual meeting, please use the Zoom video conference information found on the agenda. The meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. Requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting Chrystal Bader at 503-945-7220. Among agenda items are: Election of EFCC chair; Financial status of the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund (OFLPF); Insurance update; Weather update; Update status of Large Fire Cost Collection efforts; Unencumbered Balance of OFLPF; Agency/ Fire Division report; Administrator report. This meeting is open to the public. Public comments will be accepted near the end of the meeting as noted on the agenda. The Emergency Fire Cost Committee oversees the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund (OFLPF), established by the Oregon Legislature as an insurance fund with the purpose of equalizing emergency fire suppression costs among the various Oregon Department of Forestry protection districts. The emergency funding system is designed to operate as an insurance policy whereby all districts contribute (pay premiums) into the fund so that money will be available to any individual district to pay fire suppression costs on emergency fires. More information can be found here: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Board/Pages/EFCC.aspx