Oregon § 477.123 Volunteer fighters of wildfires

Oregon Statutes

§ 477.123 — Volunteer fighters of wildfires

Oregon § 477.123

Vol.14

Title 38Protection From Fire

Ch. 477Fire Protection of Forests and Vegetation

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 477.123 (2026).

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(1)As used in this section:

(a)“Voluntarily” means not undertaken as a condition of employment or with an expectation of remuneration.

(b)“Wildfire” means a fire burning uncontrolled:

(A)On private forestland;

(B)On private cropland, pasture, rangeland or other private agricultural land; or

(C)That threatens a structure on agricultural land.

(2)Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a person who voluntarily undertakes the fighting of a wildfire is not civilly liable for any injury to person or property resulting from the good faith performance of firefighting efforts.

(3)Subsection (2) of this section applies to the performance of firefighting efforts that commence when the person arrives at the fire scene or a staging area and end when the person departs from the fi

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(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Voluntarily” means not undertaken as a condition of employment or with an expectation of remuneration.
(b) “Wildfire” means a fire burning uncontrolled:
(A) On private forestland;
(B) On private cropland, pasture, rangeland or other private agricultural land; or
(C) That threatens a structure on agricultural land.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a person who voluntarily undertakes the fighting of a wildfire is not civilly liable for any injury to person or property resulting from the good faith performance of firefighting efforts.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section applies to the performance of firefighting efforts that commence when the person arrives at the fire scene or a staging area and end when the person departs from the fire scene or staging area.
(4) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to:
(a) Members of a volunteer fire department or fire district who have been trained in firefighting techniques; or
(b) The operation of a motor vehicle by a person.