June 20: How Wildfire Decisions are Made in Partnership with The Bulletin

Description

The focus of this forum is to discuss how decisions are made to fight a wildfire when they start. Particularly, how decisions differ based on the area and/or type of land where they start: wilderness, urban interface, grasslands and tribal lands.

• What agencies are involved and how do they coordinate?
• What are decision-making points for fire managers?
• Where does funding come from?
• Why do some fires receive massive resources and others do not?

Speakers:

• Kevin Moriarty,  Deschutes County Forester 
• Shawn Jaca, Central Oregon Fire Management, US Forest Service
• Trey Leonard, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

Moderated by: Jessica Neujahr, Oregon Dept of Forestry

A feature story on the topic will appear in the June 16 issue of The Bulletin.