CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon DistrictNotice of District Budget Hearing
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to ORS 477.250, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held to receive from any interested persons suggestions, advice, objections or remonstrance’s to...
Fire Season Ends for Department of Forestry Protected Lands in Central Oregon District
[Prineville, Ore.] – The Central Oregon District of the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will terminate fire season as of 12:01 a.m., Friday, October 12, 2018. Continued cool moist weather over the last few weeks has significantly reduced the fire danger...
Oregon Department of Forestry Terminates Regulated Closure Restrictions
[Prineville, Ore.] – Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will terminate the Regulated Use Closure in effect for lands within the District at 12:01 a.m. on October 9, 2018. Cooler fall weather combined with precipitation over the weekend has...
Reduced restrictions for lands protected by Department of Forestry in Central Oregon District
[Prineville, Ore.] – Regulated Closure restrictions on lands protected by Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will be reduced as of 12:01 a.m. on September 12, 2018. These restrictions are intended to limit human caused fires, which...
Restrictions tighten on ODF protected lands in Central Oregon
Regulated Closure Link [Prineville, Ore,] Prompted by fuel conditions and weather trends, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District is increasing restrictions for lands within their protection boundary. The District will implement Regulated...
Drying fuel conditions prompts fire season for Department of Forestry lands in Central Oregon District
[Prineville, Ore.] O Fuel conditions and drier/warmer long term weather forecasts prompted the declaration. “Across the District spring has brought limited rainfall and right now we are seeing fuel conditions drier than they were at this time last...
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.