ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
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Progress Continues on Tyee Ridge Complex- August 28, 2023 Morning Update
Umpqua, OR – Overnight, crews made good progress building hand and dozer line on the Tyee Mountain, Hardscrabble, and Big Tom Fires. Strategic backfiring helped reinforce these lines and create...
Weekly Situation Report – August 28, 2023
National: Preparedness Level 4 (This level involves three or more geographic areas experiencing large, complex wildfires requiring IMTs. Geographic areas are competing for wildland fire suppression...
Tyee Ridge Complex – August 27, 2023 Evening Update
Today, crews saw continued active fire behavior. The Cougar Creek an Rattlesnake Ridge fires on the SW side of the Complex grew together last night and crossed Hubbard Creek Road. This combined fire...
Tyee Ridge Complex – August 27, 2023 Morning Update
Last night, crews saw active fire growth on the Cougar Creek and Rattlesnake Ridge fires which grew together. There was also very active fire, including uphill runs on the Lighthouse 3 and 4 fires....
Tyee Ridge Complex Update- August 26, 2023
To allow local resources to focus on new fire starts, management of the Complex was assigned at 6 p.m. this evening to Oregon Dept. of Forestry Team 1, which is in Unified Command with the Oregon...
ODF West Oregon District makes progress on fires after statewide lightning event
Dallas, Ore. – After the large lightning event that started the evening of Thursday, August 24, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) West Oregon District has made significant progress on recent...
Lightning across Oregon reminds everyone to be informed and prepared
Salem, Ore – Starting Thursday night and into Friday morning, Oregon experienced many lightning strikes that affected Southern Oregon up to Northwest Oregon. With multiple crews engaged in initial...
Oregon Department of Forestry Firefighters Work Hard to Protect Lives and Prevent Another “Blow Up Day”
TILLAMOOK, Ore—On Aug. 24, 1933, the skies west of Portland were darkened by an enormous smoke column more than 40,000 feet high as a fire that had started in the headwaters of Gales Creek...
Crews achieve 75% containment on Juniper Creek Fire, County lifts all evacuations
SISTERS, Ore. – Firefighters push containment to 75% as they enter the third day on the Juniper Creek Fire. Today, firefighters focused on securing the control line by finding and extinguishing all...
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 18, 2023
ODF PROTECTED LAND
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 881
Total acres = 16,155
10-year average fires and acres burned
Total fires = 922
Total acres = 119,269
ALL LANDS IN OREGON
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 1,684*
Total acres = 177,812
* 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).