ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
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LATEST NEWS
Bootleg Fire hosts a community meeting today at 2 p.m.
Full size resolution Bootleg Fire perimeter map. Community Meeting: A virtual community meeting will be held on Facebook at 2:00 p.m. today. Join us online @bootlegfireinfo or members of the...
Elbow Creek Fire is reported at 22,681 acres and 28 percent contained
Elbow Creek Fire update video: https://youtu.be/Hgo-7jn09Sk CURRENT FIRE SIZE AS OF 7/25/21 IR FLIGHT: 22,681 ACRES CURRENT FIRE CONTAINMENT: 28% LAST NIGHT AND TODAY: Last night’s fire operations...
Elbow Creek Fire is reported at 21,928 acres and 25 percent contained
CURRENT FIRE SIZE AS OF 7/24/21 IR FLIGHT: 21,928 ACRES CURRENT FIRE CONTAINMENT: 25% LAST NIGHT AND TODAY: Night operations were successful. No substantial growth of the fire was observed. Overall...
Bootleg Fire now reported at 401,601 acres and 42 percent contained
Location: 28 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, OR Size: 401,601 acres Personnel: 2,224 Containment: 42% Klamath Falls, ORE. –Yesterday, fireline construction progressed north from Long Creek toward...
Elbow Creek Fire is reported at 20,810 acres and 20 percent contained
A Walk Around the Elbow Creek Fire Video: https://youtu.be/OOK5FKnVr_o Wallowa, ORE. – The Elbow Creek fire is now 20,810 acres and remains 20 percent contained. Close to 900 personnel are currently...
Bootleg Fire soars over 400,000 acres
Location: 28 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, OR Size: 400,389 acres Personnel: 2,389 Containment: 40% Klamath Falls, ORE. – The Oregon State Fire Marshall Incident Management Team has transitioned...
Bootleg firefighters test positive for COVID-19
Media Inquiries: (971) 727-7255 Lakeview, ORE. - Incident Management Teams are working closely with local public health and Oregon Health Authority’s investigation into several positive cases of...
Steep slopes present challenges for firefighters, out of state resources arrive to the Elbow Creek Fire
Update meeting at 7 p.m. tonight on Facebook Live Elbow Creek Fire morning update video Fire Information: 541-805-2784 (7 a.m. - 9 p.m.) Email: ElbowCreek.information@gmail.com Facebook:...
Grandview Fire is now 95% contained – Final update
Central Oregon – The Grandview Fire burning northeast of Sisters on private lands protected by Oregon Department of Forestry and the Crooked River National Grassland is now 95% contained at 6,032...
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).