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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The State Forester, or any agency or organization with responsibility under this chapter to suppress fires, may not prohibit an owner or the owner's agent from suppressing a fire occurring on the owner's property or that poses a threat to the owner's property.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the forester, agency or organization may prohibit an owner or the owner's agent from suppressing a fire if the owner or agent conducts the action in a manner that the forester, agency or organization reasonably determines is likely to increase the risk of injury or damage to the personnel or equipment of the forester, agency or organization.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Protection from Fire § 477.100 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-38-protection-from-fire/or-rev-st-sect-477-100/
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