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Wildland/Urban Interface Fire #3 <br />Proposed Action Item: <br />Alignment with Plan Goals: <br />Goal 2, 4 <br />Educate homeowners in high-risk areas about fire safe <br />construction practices for existing and new construction <br />Rationale for Proposed Action Item: <br />Homeowners in areas at risk to wildfire can take a number of steps to reduce their vulnerability, such as <br />installing metal roofs on their home or creating a defensible space. By educating home-owners in high <br />risk areas, Eugene and Springfield can empower individual property owners to take steps to minimize their <br />risk to wildfires. <br />The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires communities to identify how the community will continue to <br />involve the public in the plan maintenance process [201.6(c)(4)(iii)]. Educating the public helps keep the <br />public informed of what is being done with the plan, how Eugene and Springfield are working to mitigate <br />their risk to hazards, and allows for feedback and suggestions from the public for improving, updating, and <br />maintaining the plan. <br />Ideas for Implementation: <br />Focus on individual community outreach efforts through: <br />Working demonstrations of risk reduction measures (i.e. survivable space around structures; <br />driveway, road and bridge specifications; and landscaping); <br />Voluntary site visits by fire crews to consult with landowners about specific ways to reduce risk to <br />their property and to identify properties that would not be saved if a wildfire event occurred; <br />Mailings <br />Public service announcements in the media; <br />o <br />Warn prospective buyers to ask about the level of fire protection available and fire <br />o <br />insurance rating for properties; and <br />Noxious weed abatement. <br />o <br />Coordinating Organization: Eugene Planning Department, Springfield Development Services <br />Department <br />Internal Partners: External Partners: <br />Eugene Fire Department, Springfield Fire Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon State Fire <br />DepartmentMarshal, EWEB, SUB, Lane Fire Prevention Coalition <br />Timeline:If available, estimated cost: <br />Short Term () <br />Long Term (2-4 or more years) <br />0-2 years <br />Ongoing <br />Form Submitted by: Eugene and Springfield Steering Committees <br />Action Item Status: Continued with rewording from 2004 plan <br />