(Lake County (Or.), 2005-11-23) Lake County (Or.); Barker, Jerry R.; Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers
The focus of the this CWPP is on south-central Lake County with emphasis on the communities of
Lakeview, Valley Falls, New Pine Creek, Westside and Paisley; Collins Timber Company lands;
and rural residences. Human life and welfare are values at risk to wildfire loss in south-central
Lake County because of hazardous fuels buildup around communities and structures, poor
emergency vehicle ingress and egress and constant need for training firefighting personnel and/or
upgrading equipment. Throughout the county, there are scattered small communities and ranches
with houses and out buildings without structural fire protection because they are outside the
Lakeview Fire Department, Paisley Volunteer Fire Department and the Rural Fire Protection
Districts. Other economic values at risk include businesses, farmland, ranchland, grazing land,
hunting and other recreational land, historic and cultural sites and critical infrastructure. [From the Plan]
