Oregon Department of Forestry

Local fire season to end Friday

Fire season in the northwest corner of the state will end Friday, Oct. 10 an Oregon Department of Forestry official said.

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Oct 2025

ODF crews sent to Alberta, three states to fight wildfires

The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed 22 firefighters Friday to Canada and three states in what the agency said would be their "last big out-of-state resource push" until rains return this fall.

By Chas Hundley

/ 30 May 2025

ODF crews sent to Alberta, three states to fight wildfires

Oregon Department of Forestry sends firefighters to aid North Carolina in wildfire fight

The Oregon Department of Forestry dispatched a crew of 26 Oregon firefighters and two agency representatives to North Carolina to aid the state's battle against several wildfires.

By Chas Hundley

/ 24 Mar 2025

Oregon Department of Forestry sends firefighters to aid North Carolina in wildfire fight

Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto gives his two-week notice

Cal Mukumoto, the head of the Oregon Department of Forestry announced his resignation in a brief letter Thursday during a Board of Forestry meeting, noting his last day would be Jan. 23.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Jan 2025

Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto gives his two-week notice

Oregon Department of Forestry sends crews to California fires, OSFM adds three strike teams

The Oregon Department of Forestry is sending six strike teams of firefighters and equipment to California, on the heels of 12, then 15, strike teams dispatched by the Oregon State Fire Marshal Wednesday morning.

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Jan 2025

Oregon Department of Forestry sends crews to California fires, OSFM adds three strike teams

Fire season ends, ‘We are all glad to see it go’

"We are all glad to see it go," said ODF Forest Grove District Forester Mike Cafferata in an email sent Tuesday as the agency filed the appropriate paperwork to officially close the 2024 fire season.

By Chas Hundley

/ 16 Oct 2024

Fire season ends, ‘We are all glad to see it go’

Oregon Department of Forestry sends crews to Alaska

The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed seven crew members to Alaska Friday to help fight wildfires.

By Chas Hundley

/ 24 May 2024

Oregon Department of Forestry sends crews to Alaska

School district sues state in attempt to undo forest habitat conservation plan

The Jewell School District in the Clatsop State Forest predicts it could lose nearly $1 million in revenue if a plan to scale back logging is implemented.

By Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 27 Mar 2024

School district sues state in attempt to undo forest habitat conservation plan

Local firefighters still helping at Texas wildfires

Fire crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry, including one local firefighter based out of the Forest Grove District, are still in Texas as of Monday, helping other fire agencies battle deadly wildfires that have wracked the state.

By Chas Hundley

/ 14 Mar 2024

Local firefighters still helping at Texas wildfires

ODF sends fire crews to aid Texas wildfire fight

The Oregon Department of Forestry sent a strike team of 16 firefighters and five engines to Amarillo, Texas Friday to aid the state's firefighters as they grapple with massive wildfires, including one crew member who works out of the local Forest Grove District.

By Chas Hundley

/ 1 Mar 2024

ODF sends fire crews to aid Texas wildfire fight

Habitat plan for western state forests could cost counties $18 million a year in timber revenue

The Oregon Department of Forestry released long-awaited revenue projections for 14 counties if a landmark conservation plan is adopted. Washington County could lose more than $5.6 million, or less than 0.3% of the county's total $1.7 billion budget this year.

By Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 8 Dec 2023

Habitat plan for western state forests could cost counties $18 million a year in timber revenue

Fire season in NW Oregon ends

Fire season in the northwest corner of Oregon is over.

By Chas Hundley

/ 24 Oct 2022