(Salem, Ore. Aug. 25, 2023) – Starting Thursday night, August 24th and into Friday morning, August 25th, Oregon experienced many lightning strikes that affected Southern Oregon up to Northwest Oregon. With multiple…
Category: Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF)
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY: August 24th Fire & Weather Upate; Threat of Thunderstorms – Watch for Smoke, Fire Starts
Here’s a quick rundown on fire season and the weather from Oregon Department of Forestry Northwest District Foresters – Mike Cafferatta, Kate Skinner and Dan Goody: A busy week with three fires…
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…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY TILLAMOOK OFFICE ANNOUNCE WOOD CUTTING AREAS TO OPEN SEPT. 1ST
Oregon Department of Forestry Tillamook District Firewood cutting areas will open Friday, September 1, 2023. You may come into the office at 5005 Third Street in Tillamook, or call to purchase your…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – Lost Creek Fire, Coal Creek Basin, Tillamook State Forest Update Monday, Aug. 14
Lost Creek Fire Update – 0800, August 14, 2023 Smoke was reported at approximately 5:45pm Sunday night. Nehalem Fire and Oregon Department of Forestry responded to the Lost Creek area in Cook…
FIRE RESTRICTIONS ANNOUNCED BY BUREAU OF LAND MANGEMENT (BLM) & OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was warm today and it’s going to get warmer, along with increased winds – the “perfect storm” for wildfires. Please use some common sense – don’t run power equipment…
Hot Weather Increases the Fire Danger – NW Zones 1-2-3 Move to HIGH Fire Danger, Fri. Aug. 4th
As the warmer weather increases the temperatures in the northwest corner of the state, fire managers will be increasing the fire danger level to High (yellow) for recreationists using the forests in…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY RESPONDS TO FIRES IN LINCOLN, CLATSOP COUNTIES
ODF WEST OREGON DISTRICT RESPONDS TO SAMS CREEK FIRE, LINCOLN COUNTY Toledo, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) West Oregon District is responding this evening to the Sams Creek Fire…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING SET FOR DRAFT FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR WESTERN OREGON’S STATE FORESTS AUGUST 22
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will be holding an informational meeting on the draft Western Oregon State Forests Management Plan (FMP) virtually via Zoom, Aug. 22, 9 a.m….
Practice wildfire prevention as fire season heats up
Salem, OR—The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) wants to remind Oregonians to stay vigilant this fire season. Over the last several weeks, the department has recognized an uptick in human-caused wildfires. ODF…
