Wildfires
Employees are increasingly at risk from wildfires and the smoke they produce. This page provides resources to help your organization prepare and manage wildfire risk.
Oregon OSHA
Visit the Oregon OSHA website to learn more about wildfires and firefighting. Start here:
Featured video
How to deal with smoke from Oregon wildfires
Smoke from Oregon wildfires can have a major impact on your business and your employees. Here's what you can do to minimize the effects of wildfire smoke.
Online training
The heat is on: Protecting workers from heat illness and wildfire smoke (2024)
Oregon employers and workers face increased possibilities for heat illness and smoke exposures with rising temperatures and increased wildfire risks. Here we discuss updated Oregon OSHA rules to protect workers against these hazards. Learn about the rules, health impacts, challenges, and strategies for protecting workers.
Video chapters include:
- Oregon OSHA rules and applicability – 2 minutes
- Workers’ compensation claims review – 5 minutes
- Protection against wildfire smoke – 15 minutes
- Heat illness prevention – 23 minutes
- Labor housing – 5 minutes
- Links to resources, fact sheets, helpful apps, and more
Resources
Prepare your business for wildfire season
This handout provides guidance for protecting your workers and your business from wildfire smoke exposure.
Fire, smoke, and air quality map (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)
Wildfires and smoke - Get prepared (Oregon Health Authority)
Wildfire smoke and your health (Oregon Health Authority)
This handout includes strategies for limiting exposure to wildfire smoke along with several frequently asked questions on the topic.
Using visibility and the 5-3-1 index to estimate health effects of smoke (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality)