Oregon Code § 477.650·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Stationary internal combustion engines; rules; waiver.
(1) During a fire season every
person operating a stationary internal combustion engine inside or within
one-eighth of one mile of a forest protection district shall provide at each
engine on an operation area a water supply, and equipment for its use in fire
suppression, in conformity with rules promulgated by the State Forester. These
rules shall prescribe such water supply and equipment as reasonably are
necessary to prevent the spread of fire and may provide for the use of
alternate methods and equipment.
(2) When a person
has equipped one engine as required by subsection (1) of this section, any
additional engines operated by the person within 150 feet of the equipped
engine shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) For the
purposes of this section, an internal combustion engine shall be considered
stationary if it is operated for a period of more than two days exclusively at
one location in an operation area.
(4) The forester
in writing may waive any requirement of this section when an operation will not
constitute a fire hazard sufficient to justify the requirement. [Formerly
477.184; 1967 c.429 §19; 1997 c.274 §26]