ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry
LATEST NEWS
Containment rises to 71 percent on the Elbow Creek Fire
WALLOWA, Ore. – The weather system expected to cross over the Elbow Creek Fire did arrive last night, but the predicted precipitation amounts did not. The fire area received 1/10 of an inch that was...
ODF firefighters responded to several lightning fires around John Day yesterday
JOHN DAY, Ore. – Firefighters from the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) John Day Unit responded to several lightning fires Friday and Friday night. These fires are holdover fires from...
Crews are working to expand and strengthen fire lines on the 413,562-acre Bootleg Fire
Location: 28 miles northeast of Klamath Falls Size: 413,562 acres Personnel: 1,918 Containment: 56% KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – “At this point in the fire, we have to think about two things,” says...
Containment rises to 64% on the Elbow Creek Fire in NE Oregon
WALLOWA, ORE. – The Elbow Creek Fire showed no growth over the last 24 hours and now stands at 22,960 acres. Containment has reached 64 percent. The fire did flare up within containment lines...
ODF’s SW Oregon District responds to 14 fires after two days of thunderstorms
JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – Following two consecutive days of thunderstorms in the Rogue Valley, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District (SWO) has responded to 14...
Crews continue working to secure over 300 miles of perimeter on the Bootleg Fire
Location: 28 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, OR Size: 413,545 acres Personnel: 1,928 Containment: 53% WALLOWA, Ore. – The water is flowing across all divisions...
Containment on Elbow Creek fire rises to 57%
WALLOWA, Ore. – The water is flowing across all divisions of the Elbow Creek Fire 17 miles northwest of Wallowa. Fire crews have fully transitioned to mop-up and an increase in the number of water...
Despite rain, fire remains active on Bootleg Fire
Location: 28 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, OR Size: 413,545 acres Personnel: 1,994 Size: 413,545 acres Personnel: 1,994 Containment: 53% KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Despite the recent rain, fire...
Elbow Creek fire 50 percent contained and about 22,955 acres in size
WALLOWA, Ore. – With fire activity diminishing and the focus moving to full mop-up operations, Oregon Department of Forestry’s Incident Management Team 3 is starting to “right-size” the organization...
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).