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Do you think the state should require homeowners in high risk wildfire areas to make safety changes?
Yes!
No!
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Rick Allen
Well first of all I think this info is incorrect! I got one of the letters from the State of Oregon saying my property is high risk, and it says RECOMMENDED! It did NOT say REQUIRED steps be taken! I do not believe in Government overreach! Sick and tired of Democrat control freaks!
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Paul Bianchina
Curious if the illegal campers in the forest off China Hat got their notices as well. Since they're a MUCH GREATER fire risk than the average homeowner, is anyone taking steps to create defensible space around those homes? Of course not. This only applies to legal, taxpaying homeowners, as usual!
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Within reason. Your failure to protect your property jeopardizes mine.
ReplyFire is a real serious threat. Please simply review the videos online of the Santa Rosa, CA and Paradise, CA fires. Or even the Bandon, OR fire that wiped out the entire town. Harden your property to prevent fire, period. It's way overdue. Other states long ago have done this.
ReplyIt benefits everyone.
ReplyWe don't want another Wildfire like the one that burned down Talent and Phoenix
ReplyBut not based on the current assessments. The Dpt. of Forestry used 3 yr-old maps to determine risk assessments, and they are NOT accurate. I zeroed in on my home in NWX, where they said we were in high risk, and the map didn't even show the house next door to me which has been there for 3 years.
ReplyTake care of yourself AND your neighbors and area around you. I certainly don't want to be responsible for causing damage and heartache to others.
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