𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀 𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙐𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘼𝙇 𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎: Industrial Fire Precaution Level III (IFPL 3) will take effect Friday, July 19, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. More info --> tinyurl.com/SWOinfo

𝙅𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙋𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙔 𝙇𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀𝙎 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀: Firefighters have been responding to 10 small fires along the lower portion of the Rogue River following thunderstorms on Tuesday night. More info --> tinyurl.com/SWOinfo

𝙅𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙋𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙔 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀𝙎 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀: Firefighters worked overnight on numerous small fires along the lower Rogue River in Josephine County, making good progress on most incidents and extinguishing others. More info --> tinyurl.com/SWOinfo

𝗜𝗙𝗣𝗟 𝟯 𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧: As of 12:01 a.m., Industrial Fire Precaution Level III (IFPL 3) is now in effect for industrial operations, such as logging sites/commercial operations in Jackson and Josephine Counties. More info --> swofire.com/ifpl/

Thunderstorms that moved into southern Oregon late Saturday night have already caused five small fires across the ODF Southwest Oregon District, and firefighters are currently engaged in an aggressive initial attack on nearly all of them. More info --> tinyurl.com/SWOinfo

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗗𝗙 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗: Firefighters worked all day on four new lightning-caused fires across the ODF Southwest Oregon District, and all fires are 100% lined and in various stages of mop up. More info --> tinyurl.com/SWOinfo

Firefighters are completing mop-up operations on two of the 17 lightning-caused fires that were found on ODF and BLM land within the last week, following numerous rounds of thunderstorms that moved through southern Oregon. More info --> tinyurl.com/SWOinfo

As of Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:01 a.m., the fire danger level on lands protected by the ODF Southwest Oregon District will decrease to “high” (yellow) and the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) will decrease to Level 2 (two). More info --> tinyurl.com/SWOinfo

𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀 𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙍 𝙇𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙇 𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀: The fire danger level on lands protected by the ODF Southwest Oregon District will once again increase to “extreme” (red) at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 2024. More info --> tinyurl.com/odfswoinfo

𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀 𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙍 𝙇𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙇 𝘿𝙀𝘾𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀: Following rain and cooler temperatures, the fire danger level on lands protected by the ODF Southwest Oregon District will decrease to “high” tomorrow, September 12, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. More info --> tinyurl.com/odfswoinfo

Widespread rain has made it possible to decrease the public fire danger level to “low,” and the industrial fire precaution level (IFPL) to one on ODF-protected lands in Jackson and Josephine counties. More info --> tinyurl.com/odfswoinfo

After 148 days, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District is officially declaring an end to the 2024 fire season in Jackson and Josephine Counties, taking effect Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. More info --> tinyurl.com/odfswoinfo

A persistent weather pattern of cooler temperatures and consistent rain has prompted a decrease in restrictions for industrial slash burning, effective Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 9 a.m. More info --> facebook.com/ODFSouthwest

𝙅𝙊𝙄𝙉 𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈: The ODF Southwest Oregon District is recruiting for multiple positions for the upcoming fire season, including entry-level and experienced firefighters, dispatchers and detection specialists. Apply today: swofire.com/jobs/

𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙀𝙎 𝘾𝙇𝙊𝙎𝙀𝘿 𝘿𝙐𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍: Due to current and forecast weather conditions, the Medford and Grants Pass ODF offices will close at 3 p.m. today for the remainder of the day. More info--> swofire.com

𝙏𝙒𝙊 𝙃𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏: Due to winter weather conditions, both our Medford and Grants Pass ODF offices will open at 10 a.m. this morning. More info --> swofire.com

𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙀𝙎 𝘾𝙇𝙊𝙎𝙀𝘿 𝘿𝙐𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍: Today, both our Medford and Grants Pass ODF offices are closed due to winter weather conditions. More info --> swofire.com

𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙎𝘾𝙍𝙄𝘽𝙀𝘿 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀: Weather dependent, the ODF Southwest Oregon District is planning a two-day prescribed fire project Wednesday and Thursday west of Butte Falls to further hazard fuel mitigation efforts in the area. More info --> tinyurl.com/odfswoinfo

𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝟭: The ODF Southwest Oregon District will officially declare the start of fire season on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. on ODF-protected lands in Jackson and Josephine counties. More info --> tinyurl.com/odfswoinfo

𝙊𝘿𝙁 𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙀𝙎 𝘾𝙇𝙊𝙎𝙀𝘿 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙈𝙀𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙄𝘼𝙇 𝘿𝘼𝙔: Today we honor those who gave their lives defending our nation. ODF offices will be closed today, Monday, May 26, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Offices reopen to the public tomorrow, May 27.