A record breaking fire season in Oregon comes to a close

November 4, 2026 | Wildfire

Salem, Ore.— All Oregon Department of Forestry districts have terminated fire restrictions, marking the end of the 2026 fire season. “As we mark the end of the 2026 wildfire season, I want to thank our first responders, landowners, contractors, local governments,...

Oregon Dept. of Forestry is reducing wildfire risk and improving forest health with a $10 million investment in on-the-ground projects in southern and central Oregon

October 12, 2026 | Forest health, News releases, Top news, Wildfire

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is working to reduce wildfire risk, improve forest health, and protect communities by investing $10 million in projects that are part of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) landscape resiliency approach. The current grant awards will fund...

Interagency cooperation puts fires out quickly in Central Oregon

August 3, 2026 | News releases, Wildfire

REDMOND, Ore.—The Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center is working hard to catch and put out wildfires while they are small.  They have the responsibility to coordinate the first response to these fires, called “initial attack.” “The center has been key to...

ODF brings in incident management team from Florida to take over East Evans Creek Fire

July 24, 2026 | News releases, Wildfire

Salem, Ore. –  A complex incident management team (CIMT) from Florida will take over command of the East Evans Creek Fire in the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Southwest Oregon District Monday at 6 a.m. ODF mobilized the CIMT from Florida through a...

Oregon Department of Forestry deploys additional complex incident management team to manage more Central Oregon wildfires

July 20, 2026 | News releases, Wildfire

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is deploying its Complex Incident Management Team 3 (CIMT) to manage the Brewer and Box Springs wildfires in the Prineville and Sisters area. This is the third and last ODF-staffed team the department has...

Complex Incident Management Team from Oregon Department of Forestry deploys to manage central Oregon wildfires

July 17, 2026 | News releases, Wildfire

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is deploying its Complex Incident Management Team 2 (CIMT) to manage multiple central Oregon wildfires in the Prineville and Sisters area. The all ODF-staffed team will coordinate current and additional...