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The Wildfire Programs Advisory Council was established in 2021 following the passage of
Senate Bill 762.
Senate Bill 762 is the product of years of hard work by the Governor’s Council on Wildfire Response, the Legislature, state agencies, and Oregonians across the state. This comprehensive legislation passed with bipartisan support and provides more than $195 million to help Oregon modernize and improve wildfire preparedness through three key strategies: creating fire-adapted communities, developing safe and effective responses, and increasing the resiliency of Oregon’s landscapes.
Together, the Wildfire Programs Advisory Council will work to recommend and implement policies that will help prevent and better respond to wildfire, and create more fire resilient communities and landscapes in Oregon.
2025 Scheduled Meetings:
January 17, 2025
April 18, 2025
July 18, 2025
October 17, 2025
Council Members
Wildfire Programs Advisory Council Appointees by Position-2024
Chairperson, Dave Hunnicutt
Member who represents rural residential property owners whose property is wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface
Vice Chairperson, Mary Kyle McCurdy
Member who represents state or regional land use planning organizations
Branden Pursinger
Member representing County Government
Ty Darby
Member who represents fire marshals with wildland-urban interface firefighting experience
Joshua Shaklee
Member who is a land use planning director for a wildland-urban interface county
Jim McCauley
Member representing City Government
Bradley Clark
Member who is a land use planning director for a wildland-urban interface city
Nick Browne
Member who represents fire chiefs with wildland-urban interface firefighting experience
Pat Skrip
Member who represents firefighters with wildland-urban interface firefighting experience
Samantha Bayer
Member who represents farmers whose land is wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface
John O’Keeffe
Member who represents ranchers whose land is wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface
Chad Washington
Member who represents forestland owners whose property is wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface
Vacant
Member who represents federally recognized Indian tribes with land wholly or partially within the wildland-urban interface
Bill Messner
Member who represents a utility company
Susan Jane Brown
Member who represents environmental interests
Terry Fairbanks
Member who represents forest resiliency interests
Garrett West
Member who represents land and housing development interests or real estate industry interests
Sarah Worthington
Member who represents public health professionals
Ilene Vargas
Member who represents the environmental justice community
Staff Support
- Doug Grafe, Wildfire Programs Director
- Tabitha Neely, Executive Support to Doug Grafe, Wildfire Programs Director
WPAC's Annual Reports and Correspondence
Meeting Recordings
- July 12, 2024
- April 12, 2024
- January 19, 2024
- December 18, 2023
- October 13, 2023
- July 14, 2023
- April 14, 2023
- March 3, 2023
- January 20, 2023
- December 2, 2022
- October 14, 2022
- September 26, 2022
- August 12, 2022
- July 8, 2022
- April 8, 2022
- January 14, 2022
- November 5, 2021
Meeting Materials
October 11, 2024
September 13, 2024
July 12, 2024
April 12, 2024
January 19, 2024
December 18, 2023
October 13, 2023
July 14, 2023
April 14, 2023
March 3, 2023
January 20, 2023
December 2, 2022
October 14, 2022
September 26, 2022
August 12, 2022
July 8, 2022
April 8, 2022
January 14, 2022
November 5, 2021
Council Materials and Director Reports
Wildfire Director's Report