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State Fire Marshal lays out HB 3940 programs: survivor grants, home‑hardening and a $42M biannual forecast
Summary
The Oregon State Fire Marshal briefed the committee on House Bill 3940 implementation, describing the Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Program, an $81 million initial investment, new revenue streams (oral nicotine tax and rainy‑day fund interest), and program elements including individual retrofit grants, a wildfire survivor grant, and county block grants.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal told the Public Safety Subcommittee on Feb. 12 that House Bill 3940 creates a suite of wildfire mitigation programs and new revenue streams; the office is building program rules, grant structures and outreach to match funding to local needs.
State Fire Marshal Mariana Reese Temple (presentation name in transcript varies between "Rees" and "Reese") recapped the policy evolution following devastating wildfire years and legislative action that created the Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Program. She said the state received a one‑time investment of about $81 million that funded grant programs, engines, staffing and community mitigation work and that HB 3940 moves…
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