Rural Oregon

Category: Oregon Situation Awareness

  • Governor Kotek Signs Bills to Lower Energy Costs for Oregonians

    Legislation holds large energy users accountable and boosts funding for programs that help low-income households afford their energy bills Source: https://apps.oregon.gov/oregon-newsroom/OR/GOV/Posts/Post/governor-kotek-signs-bills-to-lower-energy-costs-for-oregonians Today, Governor Tina Kotek hosted a ceremonial signing for a bipartisan slate of energy legislation — House Bills 3546, 3179, 3792, and Senate Bill 688 — that will lower energy costs for households, increase…

  • Situation ReportOregon State Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) 8/25/2025 @ 2000

    Statewide, 22,214 acres currently are burning in 46 active fires. As of 0800 August 25, Oregon has 2 active Large Fires. To date, 1,897 fires have burned 219,965 acres statewide. There are currently 4,416 addresses under a Level 1, 2, or 3 evacuation notice. The Northwest Coordination Center (NWCC) reports that the National Preparedness level…

  • Firefighters continue to face challenging fire behavior during Red Flag conditions on the Flat Fire.

    Community meeting scheduled for Monday. SISTERS, Ore. (August 24, 2025) — As of this morning, the Flat Fire is estimated at 21,971 acres with 0% containment. The fire is burning approximately two miles northeast of Sisters, Oregon. Daytime crews continued aggressive firefighting efforts amid difficult conditions today, as high temperatures and dry fuels resulted in…

  • United States – A fire is burning one of the world’s tallest trees near the Oregon coast

    Sources: https://rsoe-edis.org/eventList/details/927025/0 https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/08/19/fire-burning-one-worlds-tallest-trees-near-oregon-coast/ Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one of the world’s tallest trees near the state’s southern coast.The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet (99 meters) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has been burning since Saturday in Coos…

  • Fire Danger Levels Change to Moderate

    Effective at 12:01 AM on Thursday, August 21, 2025 the Fire Danger Level that governs public use activity in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests changed to the following: NW1: Moderate / Blue NW2: High / Yellow NW3: High / Yellow In High / Yellow Fire Danger, the OHV trails in the Tillamook and Clatsop…

  • Oregon Health Authority – Public Health DivisionHealth Security, Preparedness and Response (HSPR)ESF-8 Situation Status Report 031: 08/19/2025, 1400

    Operational period: 08/12/2025 to 08/19/2025, 1400Updates since the last report are in blue.Please note evolving events can change quickly, reports may become outdated shortly after distribution.

  • EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, STAFFING, AND CAPACITY STUDY

    This report presents findings from the state, local, and territorial components of the Emergency Management Organizational Structures, Staffing, and Capacity Study. The tribal nation component is still ongoing. This report will be updated to include the tribal data in the fall/winter of 2025. Executive SummaryThe Emergency Management Organizational Structures, Staffing, and Capacity Study (the EM…

  •  DR-4881-OR Disaster Declaration

    Declared: July 22, 2025 Incident: Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesIncident Period: March 13, 2025 – March 20, 2025 Source: https://www.oregon.gov/oem/emresources/disasterassist/Pages/2025-severe-storms-public-assistance.aspx  Download a PDF version of this map Governor Kotek’s office announced that FEMA has made federal disaster assistance available to the state of Oregon to support recovery efforts following winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that struck Coos, Curry, and Douglas counties from March 13–20, 2025. The assistance includes…

  • ODF Wildland Fire Situation Report – August 18, 2025

    August 18, 2025 Source: https://odffire.com/2025/08/18/odf-wildland-fire-situation-report-august-18-2025/ ODF Incident Management Teams There are approximately 0 personnel assigned to the 0 large fires across the state, not including many of the local and agency government employees, landowners, forestland operators, and members of the community who are contributing every day. Initial attack remains ODF’s top priority to keep wildfires small. Prompt detection, early…

  • 2025 Wildfire Monitoring – August 18 ECC Incident Action and Situation Report

    The State Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) is at a Level 3: ECC Regional Response due to Wildfire Activity. All ECC Activity is occurring virtually. Please find attached the ECC Incident Action Plan (IAP) #8 and ECC Situation Report #13. Oregon’s Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) remain activated. The activation is to ensure the timely coordination of…