ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
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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...
Bootleg Fire continues to grow with warming and drying trend ahead
Bootleg Fire Public Information Zone 1 Email: bootleg.fire.information@gmail.com Zone 2 Email: 2021.bootleg@firenet.gov Public Line: 541-482-1331 Media Line: 971-727-7255 Inciweb:...
Elbow Creek Fire afternoon update video
July 21, 2021, 4 p.m. - Elbow Creek Fire afternoon update video
Campfires banned in state parks, state-managed forestland east of Interstate 5 effective Thursday, July 22
Salem, ORE. — Due to fire danger and limited firefighting resources across the western U.S., effective Thursday, July 22 no campfires will be allowed in state parks and in state-managed forests east...
Elbow Creek Fire is estimated at 18,599 acres and is 20 percent contained
Fire Information: 541-805-2784 (7 a.m. - 9 p.m.) Email: ElbowCreek.information@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElbowCreekFire Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7672/ Wallowa, ORE. – The...
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 August 18, 2025
ODF PROTECTED LAND
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 730
Total acres = 13,283
10-year average fires and acres burned
Total fires = 664
Total acres = 67,537
ALL LANDS IN OREGON
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 1,805*
Total acres = 196,643
* 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).