The Oregon Department of Forestry announced that fire season will be declared�Monday, July 11 at 1 a.m. in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association region, which stretches from northern Yamhill County to Astoria and from near Forest Grove to the Pacific Ocean.
As areas in Oregon enter fire season, this region, visited by rains and cool weather until recently, has not. Now, an Oregon Department of Forestry official says that could change
Oregon faces a shortage of wildland firefighters that could be a recipe for trouble, according to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden.
Wyden wrote to U.S. Secretary of the Interior
A rainy late spring is delaying the start of fire season in Oregon, but state officials said Monday they still anticipate a challenging summer and fall.
Large fires are already
Photo from the scene courtesy Tillamook County Sheriff's Office
A helicopter crashed in a remote area in the Tillamook Forest area in Tillamook County Wednesday morning, the Tillamook
Aircraft support at the Cedar Butte Fire. Photo: ODF
The Cedar Butte Fire is now 74 acres, crews have fully lined the fire, and are now focused on containment and
The Cedar Butte Fire. Photo: ODF
Friday afternoon update
The Cedar Butte Fire remains at 60 acres, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Friday afternoon.
"Ground crews made excellent
These trees experienced such high temperatures as flames burned beneath them that their needles died. The torched trees may pose a future fire hazard. Game Hog Creek Fire, July 22
Hagg Lake on August 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley
Efforts to fight the Game Hog Creek Fire burning in the Tillamook State Forest have hit a snag today, with two
An Oregon Department of Forestry helicopter stages at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton. Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry
The Game Hog Creek Fire grew to 133 acres, and
Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Crew Coordinator Dillon Neumann scouts for containment line opportunities near Elk Creek. Photo: ODF
Efforts to fight the Game Hog Creek Fire continued overnight, and
