odf - interesting comment

from 2023 budget document for oregon department of forestry

The Fire Protection Division's key performance measure assesses
initial attack effectiveness, and the target is to extinguish 98
percent of fires at 10 acres or less. There is a direct correlation
between decreased effectiveness in initial attack and significant
large-fire costs and resource loss. Adequate funding directly affects
the division's ability to provide effective initial attack, resulting
in fewer acres burned and dollars spent on large fires. It also
reduces the amount of wildfire smoke in communities, which protects
vulnerable populations. Based on current needs, anticipated increases
in fire season severity and rising wildfire suppression costs, the
Fire Protection Division expects that existing funding levels will
allow the division to meet the 98 percent initial attack performance
measure in only the mildest fire seasons.

https://www.oregon.gov/odf/aboutodf/Documents/budget/2023-25-odf-fire-protection.pdf

that might be the first time we have ever seen a fire agency directly
say that they want more money. But it is a very vague statement. They
do not say how much more money they need. And they dont say how often
they have mild fire seasons