ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry
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Remain informed: Check your local fire restrictions
Salem, Ore. – Over the last week, several Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Fire Protection Districts have announced the start of fire season and implemented the necessary fire danger levels and...
South Cascade and Western Lane District fire season begins June 9
Springfield, Ore. – Fire season on all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) South Cascade and Western Lane District will begin June 9, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Starting this...
Oregon Department of Forestry Begins Fire Season in Northeast Oregon District
La Grande, OR - While some areas in northeast Oregon remain green, fire activity in the region has started to increase. As a result, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has declared the start of...
ODF SENDS FIREFIGHTERS TO ALBERTA, OTHER STATES
SALEM, Ore. – Today, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) deployed 14 firefighters to Alberta, Canada, four firefighters to Alaska, three to Minnesota, and one to Florida. With fire season...
CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT FIRE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 2
Prineville, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District is declaring the beginning of fire season on June 2, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Starting this Monday, the district’s...
Fire Season Begins June 1, 2025 in Jackson and Josephine Counties
This Declaration Affects 1.8 Million Acres of Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District-Protected Lands JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (May 22, 2025) – The Oregon Department of...
Prevent Wildfires: Exercise Caution While Burning
SALEM, OR – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) and other fire prevention experts are urging everyone to exercise caution when disposing of yard debris this spring. There have already been 32...
ESCAPED DEBRIS BURNS INCREASE IN ODF CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT
Prineville, OR – The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District is seeing an uptick in escaped debris burn piles, with several over the past few weeks burning up to 30 acres in...
ODF firefighters return home from North Carolina
SALEM, Ore. – As the Black Cove Complex is turned back to the local district, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) 39 firefighters have begun the demobilization process and are returning home....
WILDLAND FIRE STATISTICS
ODF has been protecting Oregon’s forests for 110 years, and is the largest fire department in Oregon, protecting about 16 million acres of private and public forestland. The department emphasizes the importance of preventing human-caused fires, reducing wildfire risks through improved forest health and resiliency, and keeping those fires that do start as small as possible. This approach protects lives and property and limits fire-related impacts to communities.
These stats are for lands protected by ODF only. The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center shares updated statewide and regional stats daily.
As of September 23, 2024
ODF PROTECTED LAND
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 848
Total acres = 321,600
10-year average fires and acres burned
Total fires = 919
Total acres = 110,738
ALL LANDS IN OREGON
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 2,039*
Total acres = 1,915,554
* ODF Fires database & NWCC SIT reconcile.
10-year average fires and acres burned**
** Requires special requests to NWCC – not on normal daily reports.
Annual Fire Reports are available through the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center (NWCC).