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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....
Resource Update: Oregon Department of Forestry Sends 11 additional firefighters to North Carolina
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) filled an order today to send 11 additional firefighters to North Carolina to support their suppression efforts. This would make the total number of ODF...
ODF sends 26 firefighters to North Carolina
SALEM, Ore. – Over the weekend, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) filled an order to send 26 firefighters and two agency representatives to North Carolina to assist in fighting numerous...
ODF publishes 2020 Santiam Canyon Wildfire Event investigation report
Salem, Ore. – After nearly five years of information collection and analysis, the Oregon Department of Forestry has completed the 2020 Santiam Canyon Wildfire Event investigation report. The Santiam...
Incident Resource Agreement Submission Period Opens
Salem, Ore. – The sign-up period for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) 2025 Incident Resource Agreements (IRA) opens March 1 and will close May 31, 2025. As a part of Oregon’s complete and...
Oregon Ranked #2 in the nation for Firewise sites
Salem, Ore.—With 298 Firewise USA sites in good standing, Oregon is again ranked number two in the nation for number of Firewise USA sites. In 2024, Oregon added 32 new sites to create more...
Mitigating Oregon’s Fire Risk: Prescribed Fire
Since time immemorial, fire has been used as a forest management tool. Introducing periodic fire to fire-adapted landscapes and reducing forest fuels has been shown to reduce the potential for...
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).