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| There are significant years
with more severe fire seasons then others, nonetheless
fire seasons
globally follow a climatic pattern. In Oregon
the natural season for wildfires occur between the
months of June into late October. Although
June-October is the common duration of wildfires in
Oregon there are factors that can increase the
fuel conditions
producing severe wildfires in other seasons.
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Wildfires have been a common
and a widespread natural hazard of Oregon's history.
Common wildfires in Oregon are specific to the
forested highlands of the Cascade and Coastal
mountainous regions and the dry arid desert of eastern
Oregon.
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Comparison of wildfire risk zones in
Oregon (left) and forest types of Oregon (right).
Mapping various forest
types allows you to understand the severity of fire
regimes in a specific region. From there risk
levels can be adjusted accordingly and recorded as a
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In Oregon, human activity is responsible for
70% of wildland fires and
lightning is a result of 30%
of wildland fires. Oregon's extreme drought
seasons intensify the likelihood of fires due to
mindless human activity. The human misconception
of fire severity in specific zones is a major cause of
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