Crowfoot Road Project (formerly Rural Community Wildfire Mitigation Project)

Location: Rural communities along Crowfoot Road between Highway 62 and Butte Falls Highway
Partners: FEMA, Office of Emergency Management, Fire District 3, Oregon Department of Forestry, Rogue Basin Partnership

The Crowfoot Road Project focuses on reducing wildfire risk for rural communities in a high-priority area between Shady Cove and the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest. Through strategic fuel reduction, defensible space creation, and ignition-resistant home retrofits, we aim to improve community safety and wildfire resilience.

Project Goals:

• Reduce hazardous fuels within two miles of homes
• Create defensible space around structures
• Assist landowners in retrofitting homes using fire-resistant construction methods

Progress So Far:
We’ve completed initial home and property assessments with approximately 90% of participating landowners. We’re now developing treatment prescriptions and budgets for implementation. A custom digital survey tool, developed in collaboration with Fire District 3, helps us efficiently assess wildfire risk and generate tailored reports for landowners and emergency management agencies.

• 35 wildfire risk home assessments completed in the past four months
• Additional assessments and forest inventory planned for summer 2025
• Collaboration with Fire District 3 to generate landowner-specific reports using a custom digital survey tool
• Implementation planning and monitoring strategies currently underway

Contact us to learn more about this project and to find out if your property is located within an area eligible for our grant-funded assistance!