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Table 9.3 Forest Land Ownership in Oregon Ownership Acres Percent of Total Federal 15,968,000 57.51% State 885,000 3.19% Other Public Lands 123,000 0.44% Tribal 414,000 1,49% Forest Industry 5,870,000 21 14% Other Private 4,506,000 16.23% Total 27,766,000 100.00% For Oregon as a whole, about 61% of the forest lands are public, 1.5% are tribal, with the remainder being privately owned. Of the privately owned forest land, about 57% is owned by the forest industry. Statewide, the Oregon Department of Forestw has responsibility for about 15.8 million acres of forest land, or about 57% of the total forests in Oregon. The overall forest ownership pattern for Lane County appears to be roughly similar to the statewide pattern shown above. 9.4 UrbanNViidland ~nterface Fire Hazards for the Eugene/Springfield Metro Area Much of the areas east and south of the Eugene/Springfield Metro Area are heavily forested. As shown on Maps 5E and 5S above, developed areas impinge into forested areas in significant portions of the Eugene/Springfield Metro Area, especially in the south hil~s of both Eugene and Springfield and northeast of Springfield. Overview and Background information As discussed above in Section 9,1, wi~dland/urban interface fires are wiMiand fires in areas where structures provide additional fuel ~oad. Thus, the fire hazard (i.e., the probability and severity of fires) for wildland/urban interface fires may be similar to the fire hazard for wildland fires. Wildland/urban interface areas have a higher incidence of fire ignitions from human causes, but fires are also more likely to be extinguished quickly because of quicker discovery, better access, and quicker response. Fire risk, the threat to people and the bulk environment, depends on the level of fire hazard and~ on the extent of development in fire-prone areas. The main primary factors governing the level of hazard for wiMland fires or wildland/urban interface fires are: fuel load, weather, topography and the presence of ignition sources. For the Eugene/Springfield Metro Area, the fue~ load in the nearby forested areas is generally high and relatively continuous across large geographic areas. Because of historical ~oggin9 activities, much of the forest is composed of relatively young trees, with a high density of trees per acre. Such forests may pose a higher fire hazard than do old growth forests with fewer, larger trees. Public Review Draft: August 6, 2004 9-13