ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
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Predicted windy conditions will test East Evans Creek Fire line, firefighters push forward on progress
EAST EVANS CREEK FIRE Daily Update: July 12, 2026 Phone: (971) 209-6990 Fire Information Links: https://linktr.ee/odfteam1 InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/ Facebook:...
East Evans Creek Fire lines holding strong; state incident management teams take command of fire
FIRE UPDATE EAST EVANS CREEK FIRE Daily Update: July 11, 2026 Fire Information Links: https://linktr.ee/odfteam1 InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/ Facebook:...
East Evans Creek Fire crews prepare for another day of challenging fire weather; ODF Incident Management Team 1 mobilizing
ROGUE RIVER, Ore. (July 11, 2026) – Firefighters assigned to the East Evans Creek Fire, burning on private and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands approximately 26 miles northeast of Medford near...
Oregon Department of Forestry is sending an Incident Management Team to a wildfire for the first time this year
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – For the first time this year, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has ordered a Complex Incident Management Team to manage a wildfire. The team will coordinate additional...
All ODF Districts are now in fire season
SALEM, Ore.—As of today, June 15, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) districts are in fire season. This means that to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires, fire restrictions may be in...
Fire season begins May 15 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 12, 2026) – The Oregon Department...
Wildfire Awareness Month—Use caution when burning yard debris, it’s the number one human cause of wildfires
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is urging everyone to exercise caution when disposing of yard debris this spring. There have already been 23 escaped debris burns for a total of 83 acres...
Central Oregon District of ODF declares beginning of fire season, restrictions enacted
The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District is declaring the beginning of fire season on May 8, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Starting Friday, the district’s fire danger level will be...
ODF and Scouting America helping form the next generation of wildland firefighters
Stayton, Ore. – Every Saturday over the last month, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) North Cascade District hosted Scouting America troops from Eugene, Oregon to Seattle, Washington and in...
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 29, 2025
ODF PROTECTED LAND
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 1,091
Total acres = 23,796
10-year average fires and acres burned
Total fires = 920
Total acres = 136,590
ALL LANDS IN OREGON
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 2,944*
Total acres = 340,091
* 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).