East Winds and smoke moved into the coast range early Monday afternoon causing extreme fire conditions. Late Monday and into Tuesday morning, two fires started and grew quickly. The first fire was…
Category: Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF)
STATE FORESTS IN NW OREGON MOVING TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER; ADDITIONAL PUBLIC USE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
News Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry Posted on FlashAlert: September 6th, 2020 11:15 AM SALEM, Ore. — With a Red Flag Warning in the forecast, state-managed forests in northwest Oregon will…
Potential for Historic East Wind Event Beginning Monday Sept. 7th – Closures of Tillamook State Forest at Noon Monday Sept. 7th – Public Use Restrictions Move to Extreme
From Mike Cafferata, Forest Grove District Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry There was a recent change in the weather which is causing us to increase our restrictions and should be a concern…
HIGH FIRE DANGER TO TRIGGER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES IN TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST; Labor Day weekend is a risky time for human-caused fires
With high fire danger levels in the Tillamook State Forest, several forest roads off of Highway 26 and Highway 6 will be temporarily closed to drive-in access, and likely other roads could…
EARLY SEPTEMBER HEAT WAVE SIGNALS RENEWED FIRE DANGER; ALL ZONES AT HIGH FIRE DANGER BEGINS THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
With the continued dry weather and fuels conditions, we will be going to IFPL Level 3 in weather zones NW2 and NW3, and to IFPL 2 in NW1, starting at 1:00 a.m. Thursday,…
ODF FIREFIGHTERS ARE TACKLING WILDFIRE IN COAST RANGE OUTSIDE MAPLETON
VENETA, Ore. – Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters are engaged August 30th on what has been named the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire about a mile from Mapleton in western Lane County….
Oregon Forestry Department: High Fire Danger Goes into Effect Thursday Aug. 13th
With the predicted dry weather and the condition of the fuels, we will be going to High Fire Danger for public use (yellow) and IFPL 2 for weather zones NW2 and NW3,…
Wheeler’s back yard to receive chemical soup again
Stimson Lumber Company registered with the Oregon Department of Forestry to ground-spray pesticides on about 93 acres of their clearcut land (outlined in blue on the map) that is within close proximity…
BURN BAN NOTIFICATION: Open Debris Pile Burning Ban Starts July 15; August 1st total burn ban
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will enter into a county-wide burn ban on all open debris pile burning on July 15, 2020. On August…
VEHICLE ACCESS ON TWO ROADS OF TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST RESTRICTED DUE TO RISE IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
Tillamook, Ore. – Vehicle access to Smith Creek Road off Highway 6, and Barnsdale Road off Miami Foley Road in the Tillamook State Forest will be restricted due to increasing vandalism, illegal…