Presented by: David Collier, Planning Manager - Air Planning - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Presented by: David Collier, Planning Manager - Air Planning Environmental Quality Commission & Doug Grafe, Chief - Fire Protection Oregon Department of Forestry

Board of Forestry Environmental Quality Commission

Smoke Management

“Policy Discussion - Indicators”

• Pole Creek Fire – Legislative Report (February 2014)
• Deschutes County - Letter to State Forester (July 2014)

“Calling for Policy Changes”

• 2013-15 & 2015-19 Biennial Budgets - State investments in

“Pace and Scale of Restoration on Federal Lands”

• Extreme Fire Seasons - 2013 through 2015
• 2016 Fire Program Review - Smoke Management Recommendations
• 2016 Secretary of State audit - Smoke management Recommendations

• “No smoke intrusion into SSRA

(populated area)”

• Non-

Attainment Oakridge Klamath Falls

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Intrusions

0.0023 0.0010 0.0038 0.0029 0.0038 0.0000 0.0010 0.0020 0.0030 0.0040 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

KPM #6

Air Quality Protection

(Total number of smoke intrusions into designated areas per total number of units burned)

Actual Target

How Are We Doing The Smoke Management Program is doing a good job of protecting Oregon's air quality while, at the same time, allowing forest landowners to dispose of unwanted accumulations of forest fuel. Intrusions have increased in recent years due to an increase in forest restoration burning near Smoke Sensitive Receptor Areas east of the Cascades.

• Smoke Management Review Committee – (Through November)
• SMAC – (Ongoing Biannual Meetings)
• ODF / DEQ – (Guided by both SMAC and Review Process)
• BOF / EQC – (September and November 2017, Ongoing)
• Committee Members – (Encouraging ongoing engagement)

Decision Making Context & Timeline