2018-280-Resolution No. 2018-030 Recorded 7/5/2018i
REVIEWED Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2018-280
Nancy Blankenship, County Clerk
Commissioners' Journal 07/05/2018 4:20:27 PM
LEGAL COUNSEL
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2018-280
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Declaring a State of Emergency and
Imposing Public Use Restrictions on all * RESOLUTION NO. 2018-030
Unprotected Wildlands within unincorporated
Deschutes County, including all Lands owned by
Deschutes County
WHEREAS, ORS 401.309 authorizes the county governing body to declare a state of emergency within
the county; and
WHEREAS, wildland fires endanger the health and safety of the county's population, jeopardize its
economic vitality and imperil the quality of the environment; and
WHEREAS, the Deschutes County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) provides in part that a state of
emergency exists whenever the unincorporated area of the county is in imminent danger of suffering an event
that may cause injury or death to persons, or damage to or destruction of property to the extent that
extraordinary measures must be taken to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, current weather patterns (forecasted into October) create conditions that greatly increase
the threat and likelihood of high intensity wildland fires, including wildland-urban interface wildfires; and
WHEREAS, the definition of wildland fire is an unplanned, unwanted wildland fire including
unauthorized human -caused fires, escaped wildland fire use events, escaped prescribed fire projects, and all
other wildland fires where the objective is to put the fire out, and
WHEREAS, the Deschutes County Emergency Operations Plan and the Deschutes County Natural
Hazards Mitigation Plan encourage mitigation and prevention measures, including ignition prevention and large,
catastrophic fire prevention; and
WHEREAS, Deschutes County seeks to implement a course of action that will reduce the risk of
wildland fires within the unincorporated area of the county, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES
COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to ORS 401.309 and the Deschutes County EOP, a State of Emergency is presently
declared within the unincorporated areas of Deschutes County.
Section 2. Effective upon signing of this Resolution, a Public Use Restriction on all unprotected
wildlands within unincorporated Deschutes County, including all lands owned by Deschutes County, is in effect
through October 15, 2018 or unless otherwise rescinded.
Section 3. The restrictions imposed by these Public Use Restrictions are listed on Exhibit 1, attached to
this Resolution and incorporated herein.
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Section 4. Violations of these Public Use Restrictions imposed by this Resolution shall be prosecuted as
a civil matters, as permitted by law, and may subject violators to civil damages and/or injunctive process.
Section S. Any members of the public who are in violation of these Public Use Restrictions while
present on county owned lands are deemed to be trespassing and are subject to criminal prosecution, as
permitted by law.
Dated this of , 20
ATTEST:
Record ng Secretary
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ANTHONY DEBONE, CH IR
PHILIP._G. H jE ERSON, VICE -CHAIR
TAMMY BA�KEY, MMISSIONER
EXHIBIT 1
DESCHUTES COUNTY
Public Use Restrictions
Enacting Authority: Deschutes County Resolution No. 2018-030
Applicability of Public Use Restrictions: All unprotected wildlands within
unincorporated Deschutes County, including all lands owned by
Deschutes County
Excepting the owner's legal right of entry upon their land, entry is unlawful unless those
entering comply with the following restrictions:
• Smoking is prohibited while traveling, except in vehicles on improved roads.
Open fires are prohibited, including campfires, charcoal fires, cooking fires and
warming fires, except in designated areas. Portable cooking stoves using
liquefied or bottled fuels are allowed.
Chainsaw use is prohibited, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Chainsaw use is permitted at all other hours, if the following firefighting
equipment is present with each operating saw: one axe, one shovel, and one 8
ounce or larger fire extinguisher. In addition, a fire watch is required at least one
hour following the use of each saw.
• Cutting, grinding and welding of metal is prohibited between the hours of 1:00
p.m. and 8:00 p.m. At all other times the area is to be cleared of flammable
vegetation and the following fire equipment is required: one axe, one shovel, and
one 2 Y2 pound or larger fire extinguisher in good working order.
Use of motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all -terrain vehicles, is
prohibited, except on improved roads and except for vehicle use by a landowner
and employees of the landowner upon their own land while conducting activities
associated with their livelihood.
Possession of the following firefighting equipment is required while traveling in a
motorized vehicle, except on federal and state highways, county roads and
driveways: one shovel and one gallon of water or one 2'/z pound or larger fire
extinguisher, except all -terrain vehicles and motorcycles which must be equipped
with an approved spark arrestor in good working condition.
Exhibit 1 [Res. 2018-030] Page 1
• Mowing of dried grass with power driven equipment is prohibited, between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., except for the commercial culture and harvest
of agricultural crops.
• Use of fireworks is prohibited.
The release of sky lanterns is prohibited.
• The discharging of exploding targets or tracer ammunition is prohibited.
Blasting is prohibited.
• Any electric fence controller in use shall be: 1) Listed by a nationally recognized
testing laboratory or be certified by the Department of Consumer and Business
Services; and 2) Operated in compliance with manufacturer's instructions.
The County Forester or an authorized representative may, in writing, approve a
modification or waiver of these requirements.
These restrictions shall remain in effect through October 15, 2018, unless earlier
replaced, suspended, or terminated by an additional Resolution of the Deschutes
County Board of County Commissioners.
Maps of the subject area(s) may be viewed at the County Forester's Office, 61150 SE
27th Street, Bend, Oregon 97702 or at
https•//maps deschutes.org/custom/basic/PublicUseRestrictions.html .
Information and maps of regulated closures for the Oregon Department of Forestry can
be found at the following website:
http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/Pages/Restrictions.aspx
Information and maps of public use restrictions on Deschutes National Forest can be
found at the following website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/centraloregon
Exhibit 1 [Res. 2018-0301 Page 2
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
1300 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703
(541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - https://www.deschutes.org/
AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT
For Board of Commissioners Business Meeting of July 2, 2018
DATE: June 19, 2018
FROM: Ed Keith, Natural Resources - Forestry, 541-322-7117
TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM:
Consideration of Board Signature of Resolution No. 2018-030, Imposing Public Use Fire
Restrictions on Unprotected Wildland Within Unincorporated Deschutes County and All
Lands Owned by Deschutes County
RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED:
Move approval of resolution 2018-030
CONTRACTOR: Contractor/Supplier/Consultant Name: N/A
AGREEMENT TIMEFRAME: Starting Date: when enacted Ending Date: 10/15/18
INSURANCE:
Insurance Certificate Required: No
Insurance Review Required by Risk Management: No
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
Since 2014 the Board of Commissioners has enacted public use fire restrictions to raise public awareness and
prevent human caused wildfire. Resolution 2018-030 and the attached regulations in Exhibit 1 will emulate
restrictions for Oregon Department of Forestry protected land by applying those same restrictions to
unprotected lands within the County, as well as County owned lands
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None
ATTENDANCE: Ed Keith, County Forester