CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon DistrictRegulated-Use Closure Terminated for ODF’s Central Oregon District
[Prineville, Ore.] Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District will terminate Regulated-Use Closure at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2021. Fire Season remains in effect. Burning of slash piles or other debris from forest operations is not permitted at...
Dates Set for Lifting Public Restrictions and Terminating Burn Bans in Hood River and Wasco Counties
The Dalles, Ore. — While fire season remains in effect, Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District will terminate Regulated-Use Closure at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2021, which includes lands in Hood River and Wasco counties. Campfires, warming...
Restrictions Eased on ODF Protected Lands in Central Oregon District
Restrictions Eased on ODF Protected Lands in Central Oregon District [Prineville, Ore.] Regulated-Use Closure restrictions within Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District will ease beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. There...
Fire Season in Effect for All of Central Oregon District as John Day Unit Implements Fire Season
[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
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
[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...
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.