CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon DistrictFire Season Declared for ODF’s Central Oregon District: Additional Wildfire Prevention Restrictions to be Implemented
Fire Season Declared for ODF’s Central Oregon District: Additional Wildfire Prevention Restrictions to be Implemented [Prineville, Ore.] The Dalles and John Day units of Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District will enter fire season at 12:01...
Debris Burning in Wasco and Hood River Counties Closing to Reduce Risks of Wildfire
[The Dalles, Ore.] Debris burning is the leading cause of wildfires across Oregon, already accounting for seventy percent of the fires this year in the Central Oregon District. These fires damage natural resources and threaten homes and communities. Oregon...
Fire Season Declared for Oregon Department of Forestry’s Prineville-Sisters Unit
[Prineville, Ore.] The Prineville-Sisters Unit of Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District will enter fire season at 12:01 a.m., June 13, 2022. Lands protected by ODF in Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties are affected by this declaration,...
Public Reminded to Follow Debris Burning Restrictions to Reduce Wildfires
[Prineville, Ore.] Two wildfires reported Wednesday within Oregon Department of Forestry’s Prineville-Sisters Unit were related to uncontrolled debris burns. Burning of debris and other vegetation on lands protected by ODF require a permit and debris burning in Crook,...
Oregon Department of Forestry—The Dalles Unit: Debris Burning Closes May 15
[The Dalles, Ore.] Beginning May 15th burning yard debris, material from fuel reduction projects, and other commercial forest slash will be prohibited for lands protected by The Dalles Unit of the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). This includes private, municipal,...
Fire Season Ends for ODF’s Central Oregon District
Fire Season Ends for ODF’s Central Oregon District [Prineville, Ore.] Fire Season in Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District will terminate at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, October 16, 2021. Burning of slash piles or other debris from forest...
CURRENT FIRE DANGER
John Day/Fossil Area
Regulated use closure ends Sept. 26, 12:01 a.m.
Prineville/Sisters Area
Regulated use closure ends Sept. 26, 12:01 a.m.
The Dalles Area
Moderate as of Sept. 26, 2026. Applies to affect ODF protected lands in Harney, Grant, Gillam, Umatilla, Wheeler, Crook, Jefferson, and Deschutes counties.