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 Environmental Board of Quality Forestry 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

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Decision Making Context & Timeline • 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)