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  • Northwest Fire Updates June 1, 2015

    FIRE STATISTICS

    FIRES ON ODF-PROTECTED LANDSCoos Forest Protective Association (CFPA).  On Monday, May 25, at approximately 1 p.m., the Sandy Creek Fire was reported burning in steep, rocky terrain, eight miles east of Bridge, OR, on forestlands protected by CFPA/ODF.  This afternoon, the fire was estimated at approximately 35 acres and is 60 percent lined.  The cause

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  • Northwest Fire Updates March 24, 2015

    What a Record-Low Snowpack Means for Summer in the Northwest

         Southern Oregon is bracing for a fire season that could start earlier, last longer and burn hotter than usual in a part of the world known for major summer fires.     The snowpack in the mountains is at a record low in the southern part of the Cascade Range and the Siskiyou Mountains in Oregon,

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  • Northwest Fire Updates November 19, 2014

    Hug Point Fire Final Update – November 14, 2014

    News Release from Oregon Department of Forestry was posted on FlashAlert: November 14th, 2014 11:41 AMOregon Dept. of Forestry – Astoria District Neal Bond, incident commander Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will continue to visually inspect mop-up activities until all final suppression objectives are met and completed. ODF extends its gratitude to the local fire

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  • Northwest Fire Updates November 13, 2014

    Hug Point Complex Fires – Update November 12, 2014

    This News Release from Oregon Department of Forestry was posted on FlashAlert on November 12th, 2014 8:33 AM Early Tuesday afternoon a fire was reported east of Highway 101 between Cannon Beach and Arch Cape, Oregon, on lands owned by Stimson Lumber Company. Overnight extreme east winds in excess of 40 mph with gusts over

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  • Northwest Fire Updates October 21, 2014

    State Declares End of Fire Season in Central Oregon District

    The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District announced today that the 2014 wildfire season on state-protected lands will end Tuesday morning, Oct. 21. All fire season-related rules will be lifted on the district, which encompasses 2.2 million acres of private and public forest and rangeland in 10 counties. This year to date, 16,582

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