ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry
LATEST NEWS
Skyline Ridge Complex is declared 100 percent contained
CANYONVILLE, Ore. - Fire officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association and the Bureau of Land Management have declared the Skyline Ridge Complex 100% contained as of Monday, August 30th. ...
ODF Incident Management Team 3 to transition Fox Complex to a local team on Saturday
LAKEVIEW, Ore. - This is the final update from the Fox Complex. The Patton Meadow Fire of the Fox Complex remained at 8,930 acres yesterday with containment growing to 90%. Tomorrow a local Type 4...
Skyline Ridge Complex now 97 percent contained with fire suppression repair underway
CANYONVILLE, Ore. – Firefighters continue to make good progress on the Skyline Ridge Complex, which is now 97% contained. 86 personnel remain assigned to the incident with the primary mission of...
Containment increases to 80 percent on Patton Meadow Fire in the Fox Complex
LAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Patton Meadow Fire of the Fox Complex remained at 8,930 acres yesterday with containment growing to 80%. Today crews will continue mop up operations around the fire, building a...
Containment rises to 70% on 8,947-acre Patton Meadow Fire
LAKEVIEW, Ore. - Containment on the Patton Meadow Fire is now at 70%. Crews are gridding the fire’s perimeter and increasing the rind by digging out and applying water to hot spots. The majority of...
More accurate mapping shows Patton Meadow Fire is 8,930 acres and 60% contained
LAKEVIEW, Ore. - “Last night, we threw down on this fire,” said night Operations Section Chief Rob Pentzer during an energetic morning briefing today. Night crews cleared a rind of 25-50ft along the...
Coping with drought and flood will be focus of Oregon’s annual Urban Forestry conference Sept. 14-15
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Community Trees, Oregon Department of Forestry’s Urban and Community Forestry program and USDA Forest Service are co-hosting this year’s annual Oregon Community Forestry...
Crews continue to increase containment on the Patton Meadow Fire within the Fox Complex
LAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Patton Meadow fire is currently 8,947 acres and 52% contained. Crews continue to increase containment on the Patton Meadow Fire within the Fox Complex. Handheld infrared cameras...
Fox Complex Fire update for Aug. 22, 2021
Lakeview, ORE. - In a pivotal milestone last night, crews were able to tie in containment efforts on the west and north sides of the Patton Meadow Fire with burnout efforts along the south side of...
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).