ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry
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Private contractors quickly provide vital people and equipment to help fight Oregon’s wildfires
Date published summer 2024. Sweet Home, Ore.—Feller bunchers, dozers, water tenders and other specialized equipment play a key role in the initial attack and suppression of Oregon’s wildfires. Much...
Fire season is not over
Date published summer 2024. Salem, OR— The Oregon Department of Forestry wants to remind Oregonians that with weather fluctuating across the state, fire is still on the landscape and fire season is...
Fire danger level decreases to high on ODF-protected lands in Jackson and Josephine counties
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Sept. 11, 2024) – Following rain and cooler temperatures across southern Oregon, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry...
Fire danger level increases to extreme in Jackson and Josephine counties
The change in restrictions will affect ODF Southwest Oregon District-protected lands. JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (September 4, 2024) – Due to dry vegetation, hot conditions, and numerous...
Late summer weather warrants fire danger at high
Meteorologists are predicting east winds and warmer weather this week and into the weekend to the northwest corner of the state. Fire managers will be increasing the fire danger level to High...
ODF Incident Management Teams’ Commitment to Oregon
Salem, Ore. – This week marked the 12th deployment for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s incident management teams (IMT)—11 during fire season and one following the ice storm earlier this year....
Oregon Department of Forestry orders resources from the Oregon National Guard
Salem, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has ordered four hand crews through the Oregon National Guard (ORNG). Through Governor Kotek’s State of Emergency Declaration, ODF is able to...
ODF’s SW Oregon District and federal, local partners stop 17 lightning-caused fires
JACKSON and JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 22, 2024) – Firefighters are completing the last portions of mop-up operations on two of the 17 lightning-caused fires that were found on Oregon Department...
Lightning across Oregon reminds everyone to be informed and prepared
Salem, Ore – Starting this past Wednesday, July 17, and into Sunday, July 21, Oregon experienced two separate lightning events that resulted in over 2,000 strikes across the state, which primarily...
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).