ODF WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry
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Early September heat wave signals renewed fire danger
SALEM, Ore. - Oregon will face extremely hot weather for the next few weeks, including the coast. Wildfire managers and the fire-prevention organization Keep Oregon Green are concerned about this...
ODF Type 1 team on Sweet Creek MP2 fire, containment expected to grow, evacs in place
Quick Facts Estimated size: 513 Containment: 0% Start date: August 30, 2020 Cause: Human Personnel: 417 Structures threatened: 138 Structures damaged/destroyed: 0 MAPLETON, Ore.—Overnight,...
Firefighters continue to engage on wildfire in western Lane County
MAPLETON, Ore. - Firefighters today are continuing their fight to slow the spread of a wildfire in private forestland and a portion of BLM land about 1 mile southeast of Mapleton in western Lane...
ODF responds with ground and air forces to fire in western Lane County
VENETA, Ore. - Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters are engaged this evening on what has been named the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire about a mile from Mapleton in western Lane County. The fire...
ODF firefighters use boats to reach a fire on a roadless peninsula at Green Peter Lake
SWEET HOME, Ore. - Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters had to enlist boats Saturday, Aug. 29, to reach a wildfire burning on a roadless peninsula in Green Peter Lake northeast of here. The...
Gov. Brown invokes Conflagration Act in response to White River Fire
SALEM, Ore. — At 6:20 a.m. today, Governor Kate Brown approved an emergency conflagration declaration for the White River Fire in Wasco County. That fire is threatening the community of Pine Grove....
Fire detection takes to the night skies over Oregon
JOHN DAY, Ore. - When a thunderstorm sparked hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires across eastern Oregon earlier this month, the Oregon Department of Forestry was ready. Just weeks before, the...
Human-caused wildfires in late summer concern fire managers
LA GRANDE, Ore. - Firefighters throughout the state have been busy following numerous lightning events this month. But battling lightning-caused wildifires isn't the only headache firefighters are...
ODF has mobilized a second Incident Management Team to central Oregon
SALEM, Ore. - ODF has deployed Incident Management Team 2 led by Chris Cline to manage two fires burning in ODF’s Central Oregon District. The Laurel Fire is 5 miles south of Spray. It’s cause is...
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 2, 2025
ODF PROTECTED LAND
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 875
Total acres = 22,012
10-year average fires and acres burned
Total fires = 785
Total acres = 90,908
ALL LANDS IN OREGON
Fires and acres burned
Total fires = 2,268*
Total acres = 259,011
* 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).