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Updated Thursday, October 15, 2009
SUMMARY:
The Northeast Oregon and Klamath-Lake Districts were the last districts to go out of fire season this year, effective October 15. The Central Oregon District (John Day Unit) was the first to go into fire season (May 28).
In 2008, the first districts in fire season were Klamath-Lake and Central Oregon ((Prineville, Sisters and John Day units) on June 1 and the last district out of fire season was Walker Range on Nov. 1.
OTHER FIRE INFORMATION
For information on other ongoing wildfires in other jurisdictions within Oregon, go to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center website, http://www.nwccweb.us/ and to the national Incident Information System website at http://www.inciweb.org/state/38.
ABOUT THIS UPDATE:
The Oregon Department of Forestry is responsible for fire protection on private and state-owned forestland, and on a limited amount of other forestlands, including those owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in western Oregon. However, because fires starting on one ownership may spread to others, and because of the need to share firefighting resources, agencies commonly work together closely.
This update focuses primarily on firefighting activity on Oregon Department of Forestry-protected land, and on the department's role as a partner in fighting major fires that start on land protected by other agencies.
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Effective Thursday, October 15, 2009
Fire statistics for 2009 and the average over the past 10 years for the 15.8 million acres of private and public forestland protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry:
January 1, 2009 through October 15, 2009:
Lightning-caused fires: 288 fires burned approximately 1,628 acres
Human-caused fires: 664 fires burned approximately 6,572 acres
Total: 952 fires burned approximately 8,200 acres
10-year average (January 1 through October 15):
Lightning-caused fires: 317 fires burned approximately 20,984 acres
Human-caused fires: 734 fires burned approximately 5,107 acres
Total: 1,051 fires burned approximately 26,090 acres
Fire Data Available on the Web
Additional data about Oregon Department of Forestry fire incidents – including statistics, charts and graphs – can be accessed on the Oregon Department of Forestry web site:
http://www.odf.state.or.us/DIVISIONS/protection/fire_protection/fires/FIRESreports.asp
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