ODF release - SALEM, Ore. -- The Emergency Fire Cost Committee will meet in the Tillamook Room, Building C, Oregon Department of Forestry, 2600 State Street in Salem on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. A virtual option will be available via Teams video conference, which can be found on the agenda.  The committee's agenda includes:  Financial status of the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund; Determine the unencumbered balance of the OFLPF as of Feb. 16, 2025; Insurance policy; Weather update; Update on status of large fire cost collection efforts; Business Services Division/Fire Protection.  Administrator reports:  The meeting is open to the public to attend in-person or virtually via Teams. Public comments will be accepted near the end of the meeting. Accommodations for people with disabilities, and special materials, services, or assistance can be arranged by calling at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at 503-945-7200 or by email at [email protected].  The Emergency Fire Cost Committee (EFCC) oversees the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund (OFLPF), established by the Oregon Legislature as a fund with the purpose of equalizing emergency fire suppression costs among the various Oregon Department of Forestry protection districts and forest protective associations. All districts/associations contribute to the fund so that money will be available to any individual district/association to pay fire suppression costs on eligible emergency fires. View more information on the EFCC webpage.