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National Fire Plan Success Story

Chiloquin Community Fuels Reduction Project
Fremont-Winema National Forests, Chiloquin, Oregon
National Fire Plan - Fuels Reduction
2008

A part of the Chiloquin Community Fuels Reduction  Project (CCFRP) area before treatment.
A part of the Chiloquin Community Fuels Reduction Project (CCFRP) area before treatment.

A part of the Chiloquin Community Fuels Reduction  Project (CCFRP) area after treatment.
A part of the Chiloquin Community Fuels Reduction Project (CCFRP) area after treatment.

The Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forests recently completed the Chiloquin Community Fuels Reduction Project (CCFRP), a cooperative effort with the Chiloquin-Agency Lake Rural Fire Protection District, The Klamath Tribes and community residences.

“The success of this project was largely due to the community partnerships,” said Cameron Richey, Southwest Zone Fuels Manager for the Fremont-Winema National Forests.

The CCFRP was a seven-year project that reduced hazardous fuels on 1,400 acres within the wildland urban interface (WUI) around the town of Chiloquin. As a result, these areas have been moved toward forests that more closely resemble a historic fire resilient ecosystem.

This fuels reduction project was also the first National Fire Plan project implemented at the Chiloquin Ranger District.

The project goal was to reduce catastrophic wildfires, restore the ecosystems, and provide economic benefits to the community. Mechanical work and prescribed burning enhanced the recovery of ecological functions, wildlife habitat and biological diversity.

Much of the pre-commercial thinning, mowing, and hand-piling was done by local small business contractors. The project was funded with a combination of USDA Forest Service National Fire Plan dollars and Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act Title II funds.

“In conjunction with this project, the Chiloquin-Agency Lake Rural Fire Protection District also treated approximately 1,200 acres of private lands,” said Dwaine Holster, Fire Chief for the Chiloquin-Agency Lake Rural Fire Protection District. “This joint approach built fuel breaks between private and federal lands, as well as creating a larger defensible space around homes in the Chiloquin community.”

For more information, contact Ed Guzman, Interagency Fire Management Officer, Fremont-Winema National Forests, eguzman@fs.fed.us, or at (541) 947-6264.