(City of Ashland (Or.), 2004-09-21) Ashland (Or.); Ashland (Or.). Public Works Dept.
[This Plan] meets the requirements of HFRA by: proposing alternative locations and methods of treatments on federal land in our watershed; prioritizing fuels reduction across the landscape; addressing structural ignition, and working with Oregon Department of Forestry, US Forest Service, and local fire officials. This document goes much further by planning for the safety of life and property in the wildland/urban interface and by upholding ecological values of the community....Goals of the plan: summarize and review regulations, past plans, community values, and actions as they relate to wildfire and forest management in our community and watershed; present a community vision and plan for restoring resiliency to the forests of the watershed as allowed under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003; analyze issues of community wildfire safety and make recommendations for increasing community wildfire preparedness; identify actions to decrease community wildfire hazards. [From the Plan]
