CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT WILDFIRE NEWS

The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon District

Fire Season in Effect for All of Central Oregon District as John Day Unit Implements Fire Season

May 28, 2021

[Prineville, Ore.] Beginning June 1, 2021 the John Day Unit will join The Dalles and Prineville units of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District in implementing fire season. Cooler temperatures and precipitation over the last few weeks has been a...

Middle Mountain Fire Cause Suspicious

May 19, 2021

Image from Middle Mountain Detection Camera Middle Mountain Fire Cause Suspicious [The Dalles, Ore.] Monday afternoon a fire was spotted by Central Oregon District’s detection camera operator on Middle Mountain south of Hood River. The fire burned nearly an...

Fire Season Declared for Lands Protected by ODF in Portions of Central Oregon District

May 13, 2021

[Prineville, Ore.] Fire Season will begin for The Dalles and Prineville units of Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15, 2021. Leadership within the District have been monitoring fuel conditions this spring, as...

Fir Mountain Fire–Evening Update

August 3, 2020

[THE DALLES, Ore] Today firefighters on the Fir Mountain Fire battled winds and humidity similar to what they experienced Sunday. Air resources were again used to slow the spread of the spotfires in area east of the main fire while crews and...

Fire Season Declared for ODF Protection in Central Oregon

May 28, 2020

[Prineville, Ore.] Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District will enter Fire Season June 1, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. This affects private, county, state, and local government lands within the District Boundary. Summer weather...

Fire Season Ends for Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District

September 26, 2019

[Prineville, Ore] Recent cool temperatures and precipitation have brought an end to the 2019 fire season for Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District. At 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2019 fire season will officially be...