The Darlene 3 Fire was first reported by Round Mountain Lookout on June 25, 2024, at 12:46 p.m. Initial resources on scene estimated the fire size as 1-2 acres with extreme fire behavior... View the storymap about the Darlene 3 Fire response.
CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT NEWS
The official news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon DistrictFire Season Ends for ODF Central Oregon District Friday
Prineville, Ore. – Effective 12:01 a.m. on October 17, 2025, the Central Oregon District (COD) of the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will officially end fire season for all forestlands protected by the district. This includes over 2.3 million acres of private,...
ODF The Dalles Unit updates fire regulations
The Dalles, Ore. – Effective Monday September 29, 2025, at 12:01am, Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District (COD) —The Dalles Unit will reduce Fire Danger to MODERATE with Regulated Use Closure being terminated. Additionally, the Industrial Fire...
ODF Central Oregon District updates fire regulations
Prineville, Ore. – Effective September 17, 2025, at 12:01am, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District (COD) will be updating fire season restrictions. The fire danger level for the John Day and Prineville/Sisters Units will be reduced to MODERATE...
ODF Central Oregon District increases IFPL
Prineville, Ore. – Effective July 11, 2025 at 12:01am, the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) will be 3 in MH-1 and IFPL 2 in MH-4, which applies to operations east of Hwy 35 within the Oregon Department of Forestry’s – The Dalles fire protection. Due to a rise...
Additional fire precautions in place for Central Oregon District
Prineville, Ore. – Starting this Monday, June 16, 2025, at 12:01 a.m., additional fire precaution orders will be applied to all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District. This regulated-use closure is intended to help reduce...
Central Oregon District fire season begins June 2
Prineville, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District is declaring the beginning of fire season on June 2, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Starting this Monday, the district’s fire danger level will be “Moderate”, and the Industrial Fire Precaution...
Escaped debris burns increase in ODF Central Oregon District
Prineville, ORE. – The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District is seeing an uptick in escaped debris burn piles, with several over the past few weeks burning up to 30 acres in size. For example, a recent 8-acre fire resulted from a week-old burn...


