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Interactive Map
Enter your address to explore your home's relative wildfire risk using the interactive map. While wildfire risk in Hillsboro is relatively low compared to many areas across Oregon, risk can vary by location. This tool allows residents to compare risk levels across neighborhoods, learn how wildfire risk is assessed, and access information on wildfire safety, preparedness, and steps they can take to help protect their homes and families.
This tool is provided in English and Spanish.
Defensible Space Assessment
Is Your Home Ready for Wildfire?
Hillsboro Fire and Rescue partners with the Oregon State Fire Marshal to provide home owners with defensible space assessments. These assessments are educational visits where experts evaluate your property and offer personalized recommendations to improve fire safety.
The goal is to help homeowners create a fire-adapted community by implementing proactive measures tips to start or improve their defensible space.
Learn more about the Defensible Space Assessment
Wildfire Safety Starts With You
The overall risk in Hillsboro is lower than in the State of Oregon. Learn more about what the City of Hillsboro is doing to prepare for wildfire and how you can prepare yourself.
What is the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)?
Developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is essential to helping our City be more resilient to wildfires. CWPPs are collaborative, community-driven frameworks that outline local priorities for wildfire risk mitigation. Since the passage of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA) in 2003, thousands of plans have been developed across the United States. These protection plans are based on the community's needs and can address issues such as wildfire response, hazard mitigation, community preparedness, structure protection, or all of the above.
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Conduct an assessment and describe Hillsboro’s wildfire hazards. |
Identify wildfire risks in our community’s greenspaces and wildland-urban interfaces. |
Develop and share maps, information, and resources to prepare for and mitigate the extent and severity of damage from wildfires. |
Focus Areas
The wildland-urban interface (WUI) is where homes are built near or among lands prone to wildland fire. These areas have become more popular for homeowners because of their privacy, natural beauty, recreational opportunities, and affordable living. Developers and communities are accommodating this desire by building neighborhoods inside these areas.
The City has identified specific greenspace and greenspace interface target areas that are to be the focus of the CWPP. These areas are:
- Rock Creek Trail from Highway 26 to Orenco Woods Park
- Orenco Woods Park, southwest to Noble Woods Park
- Rock Creek continuation from Noble Woods Park, southwest to Brookwood Blvd.
- Southwest from Brookwood Blvd to Valley Memorial Cemetery
- Rock Creek continuation south to Tualatin Valley Highway to River Rd., past Clean Water Services facility to Rood Bridge Park
- Brookwood Crossing near Alexander and Lone Oak, past River Rd. to Clean Water Services facility to Rood Bridge Park
- Jackson School Woods Nature Reserve to UJ Hamby Park
- North of Shannon St., past Glencoe High School to Glencoe Creek Park
Read the Plan here or select the image below.
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