Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Prevention

09/14/2026

Burning remains prohibited in most areas. Check https://beforeyouburn.net/ to see if burning is allowed in your area and how to do it safely.

09/09/2026

DFPA NEWS RELEASE: PRESCRIBED PASTURE BURNS

The Douglas Forest Protective Association (DFPA) will begin issuing permits for prescribed pasture burns as weather conditions allow.

Prescribed burning helps landowners improve pastures, control weeds and brush, improve wildlife habitat, and reduce vegetation that can fuel wildfires. Prescribed burns also help firefighters by reducing the buildup of brush, grass, and other vegetation that can fuel wildfires.

Fire officials have seen many wildfires slowed or suppressed in open grass fields and hillsides where prescribed burning has been conducted periodically.

DFPA officials emphasize that there is a short, weather-dependent window to safely and effectively complete prescribed burns. Fuels must be dry enough for the burn to be effective, while weather conditions must allow the fire to remain under control. As new green growth begins, prescribed burns can become less effective.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Prescribed burns are made safer by building fire trails around the planned burn site. Landowners must have enough personnel on site to safely conduct the burn, patrol the area, and mop up after the burn.

Landowners must also demonstrate that they have the resources needed to keep the prescribed burn under control, including adequate fire suppression equipment and personnel. Once fire trails are approved by DFPA and weather conditions are suitable, a permit can be issued to conduct the prescribed burn.

Weather conditions are also carefully considered to help keep smoke away from homes and populated areas. Burns will only be approved when weather and fire conditions are favorable for safely managing smoke.

DEBRIS BURNING IS CURRENTLY RESTRICTED
DFPA is not currently issuing permits for backyard debris burning.

09/09/2026

DFPA NEWS RELEASE: Due to increasing temperatures and lowering relative humidity across lands protected by the Douglas Forest Protective Association (DFPA), Public Use Restriction Levels will increase to MODERATE effective 12:01 a.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2026, for all private, county, state, and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District.

Additionally, the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) will increase to Level 2, effective 12:01 a.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2026, within the Douglas Forest Protection District, for all regulated use areas, and all forestlands within one-eighth mile of those areas, including lands managed by the Roseburg District Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

IFPL (Industrial Fire Precaution Level) levels within the Douglas Forest Protection District will change to IFPL LEVEL 2, in regulated use area (s) DG-1, DG-2, UA-1, UA-2, and all forestland within one-eighth mile thereof.

What does this change mean to the public?

Moderate Public Use Restrictions

Under Moderate Public Use Restrictions, the following activities are only permitted before 1:00 p.m. or after 8:00 p.m.:
• Non-industrial power saw use;
• Cutting, grinding, or welding of metal;
• Cutting, trimming, or mowing dried or cured grass; and
• Operation of power-driven machinery for non-industrial property improvement or development on private lands.

Motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, are only allowed on improved roads free of flammable vegetation, except for the cultivation and harvest of agricultural crops. Each vehicle traveling on forestlands must have an axe, shovel, and one gallon of water or a 2.5 lbs. or larger fire extinguisher. ATVs must have a 2.5 lbs. or larger ABC fire extinguisher. All other off-road driving is restricted at all times.

Industrial Fire Precaution Level 2

IFPL Level 2 applies to all lands protected by DFPA within regulated use areas DG-1, DG-2, UA-1, and UA-2, and all forestland within one-eighth mile thereof.
Under IFPL Level 2, the following activities may only operate between 8:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.:

• Power saws (except power saws operating at loading sites);
• Feller-bunchers with rotary head saws;
• Cable yarding;
• Blasting; and
• Welding, cutting, or grinding metal.

Know Before You Go. Follow restrictions in place to ensure that YOU are doing your part to help Keep Oregon Green.

For more information, visit www.dfpa.net or call the office
at (541) 672-6507, excluding federal holidays.

09/05/2026

FIRE SEASON IS STILL ACTIVE. FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE STILL IN PLACE.

DFPA and local fire departments have been responding to multiple illegal burn calls throughout the day.

Rain and cooler temperatures have NOT ended fire season.

If you are thinking about burning, STOP and check the current restrictions first.

🚫 DEBRIS BURNING IS RESTRICTED
🚫 OPEN BURNING IS RESTRICTED
🚫 CAMPFIRES ARE RESTRICTED TO DESIGNATED LOCATIONS

Citations are being issued for violations.

And the consequences can go beyond a citation.

If an unauthorized fire escapes, causes damage, or requires firefighting resources, you may be responsible for damages and firefighting suppression costs.

⚠️ A FIRE-RELATED VIOLATION CAN FOLLOW YOU FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.

Fire violations are tracked statewide. What may seem like a small burn today can have consequences that last for years.

Please do not assume that rain means it is safe to burn.

🔥 FIRE SEASON IS NOT OVER.
🚒 FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL RESPONDING.
⚠️ FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE STILL IN EFFECT.

Know the restrictions. Follow the restrictions. Help keep our firefighters and communities safe.

09/03/2026

Fire season is still in effect.

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

WILDFIRE UPDATE - 09.01.26 8:00 PM

Firefighting resources on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest are working to locate any new fires starts caused by multiple cloud-to-ground lightning strikes on Siskiyou Mountains and High Cascades Ranger Districts as thunderstorms move through the area.

Even with some precipitation, conditions across the forest remain extraordinarily dry. Lightning-caused fires have potential to spread if not detected quickly. Fire lookouts, ground patrols and detection cameras are used in reconnaissance during and after lightning storms, as well as aerial detection platforms when they are able to fly.

If you see unattended fire or smoke on forest land, please call 911, and watch for firefighters as you travel through the forest this week.



📸 Lightning strike map 09.01.26 8:00 PM

09/02/2026

Even with rain in the forecast, it is still best to cover your pile and wait to burn. Fuels across the state remain extremely dry and we're going to need more consistent wetting rains before it's safe to debris burn.

Check local fire restrictions at https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/restrictions.aspx

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

Effective 11: 00 am today the South Cascade District is dropping to MODERATE fire danger and IFPL2. We will continue to monitor the forecast and rainfall totals. If we receive a significant amount, we will look at dropping the levels further. The forecast looks favorable (wet) but we will stay on the side of caution until the actual fuel conditions warrant the change.

Reminder, just because it it raining does NOT mean fire season is over. We are still in a burn ban and still enforcing regulated use restrictions.