Lane County is updating its Community Wildfire Protection Plan and is asking for public input as it works to better understand how residents experience the impacts of wildfire and smoke. The CWPP guides emergency preparedness and wildfire response efforts and is part of a larger public outreach effort led by Lane County Emergency Management.

Brendan Irsfeld, an Emergency Coordinator with Lane County Emergency Management, explained that this survey follows a similar one conducted in 2020, with additional questions to reflect changes in the region’s wildfire landscape over the past five years.

Irsfeld said the updated survey asks residents about their preparedness for evacuations, including how they would manage evacuating from homes, workplaces, or schools during wildfire emergencies. T

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