(1) The Department of the State Fire Marshal shall increase the department’s wildfire readiness and response capacity to the extent the department receives funding for the increase, by means including:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 476.132

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(a) Increasing fire prevention and response personnel and fire administrative support personnel to address planning, communications, training, deployment and safety.

(b) Implementing innovative technologies and modernizing systems to expedite fire resource deployment in an efficient and safe manner.

(2) The State Fire Marshal may:

(a) Designate funding intended for the Oregon fire mutual aid system to support pre-positioning of resources and costs.

(b) Enter into contracts with federal or state agencies, other states, political subdivisions, corporations and authorities having fire suppression jurisdiction for fire prevention, suppression, coordination and response. [2021 c.592 § 30b; 2023 c.9 § 43]

 

476.132 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 476 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

 

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