Clackamas County began the development of their community wildfire protection plan in the Fall of 2004. A Wildfire Planning Executive Committee (WFPEC) guided the development of the plan by identifying the primary issues to be addressed and assembling technical subcommittees to develop priorities for action. WFPEC contracted with University of Oregon’s Resource Innovations to provide Clackamas County fire districts with the tools to develop local plans and to facilitate five public outreach meetings for the county planning process. Additionally, the plan was developed in close consultation with the BLM, Mount Hood National Forest, Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District, and many other public service and community-based organizations.

In the fall of 2005, Clackamas County and partnering agencies began implementing the Clackamas County Wildfire Protection Plan (CCWPP) following its adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. The Oregon Department of Forestry and the Clackamas District Fire Defense Board also signed the plan in recognition of the collaborative development process that produced it. The CCWPP assists the county in being more competitive for federal funding programs such as the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, the National Fire Plan, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program.

The Wildfire Planning Executive Committee and the technical subcommittees are continuing with quarterly meeting schedules to work through the implementation of action plans. The CCWPP will undergo an annual review to ensure that the document maintains its relevance and effectiveness over the long term.

A downloadable pdf of the plan is available at the Clackamas County Emergency Management Webpage