ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry
LATEST NEWS
Cutoff Fire update for Sunday, June 27 – Final
Joe Hessel, Incident Commander Cutoff Fire email: Cutoff.Fire.Information@gmail.com Cutoff Fire Information Line: 971-600-2579 (7 a.m. - 10 p.m.) Facebook: Cutoff Fire Evacuation Information...
Cutoff Fire update for Saturday, June 26
Oregon Department of Forestry IMT 1, Joe Hessel, Incident Commander Cutoff Fire email: Cutoff.Fire.Information@gmail.com Cutoff Fire Information Line: 971-600-2579 (7 a.m. - 10 p.m.) Facebook:...
S-503 Fire update for Saturday, June 26
Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock Northwest Incident Management Team 8 (NWIMT8) will meet the incident objectives at the end of the work shift on Sunday. NWIMT8...
Firefighters catch multiple starts along I-84
The Dalles, Ore. - Firefighters responded to three fires Friday morning burning adjacent to Interstate 84 near Rowena, while working to put these fires out two additional starts were discovered...
Hot, dry weekend ahead: Fire season is in full effect
SALEM, Ore. – All Oregon Department of Forestry protected lands are now in fire season. ODF’s 12 fire-protection districts start, and end fire season based on local conditions. Fire season means...
S-503 Fire evening update for Thursday, June 24
Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock The S-503 Fire is located in timber and grasses on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and privately owned...
Fire danger level increases to high, IFPL 2 on ODF-protected lands in Jackson and Josephine counties
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – The fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District will increase to “high” (yellow) and the Industrial...
Cutoff Fire update for Friday, June 25
Oregon Department of Forestry IMT 1, Joe Hessel, Incident Commander Cutoff Fire email: Cutoff.Fire.Information@gmail.com Cutoff Fire Information Line: 971-600-2579 (7 a.m. - 10 p.m.) Facebook:...
S-503 Fire morning update for Thursday, June 24
Northwest Incident Management Team 8, Incident Commander, Kevin Stock The S-503 Fire is burning in timber and grasses on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and privately owned...
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 25, 2025
ODF PROTECTED LAND
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 774
Total acres = 19,783
10-year average fires and acres burned
Total fires = 736
Total acres = 86,946
ALL LANDS IN OREGON
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 1,897*
Total acres = 219,965
* 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).