October 17, 2025 11:00 a.m. 

As of Friday, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts have terminated fire restrictions, marking the end of the 2025 Oregon fire season declaration.

ODF Deputy Director Kyle Williams said, “Through aggressive initial attack and the dedication of our firefighters, we had a season with significantly fewer acres burned compared to last year even with more fire starts”. Williams said, “This year had the potential to be similar to last year, but ODF firefighters showed up every single day to make sure that this did not happen”.

An ODF release said combined, lightning and human-caused fire brought roughly 100 more fire starts on ODF protected land compared to the 2024 fire season. In response, the department’s protection districts and division took on the challenge.

ODF Fire Protection Division Chief Michael Curran said, “Due to the agency’s aggressive approach to initial attack to preserve natural resources, protect communities and increase firefighter safety, many new fire starts that happened this year were never heard about”. Curran said, “In 2025, 94 percent of fires on ODF protected lands were put out at 10 acres or fewer”.

Year to date, there have been 1,135 fires on ODF-protected lands resulting in 24, 275 acres that burned. ODF Complex Incident Management Teams have been mobilized six times to wildfires this year. Those assignments were to these incidents:

*Rowena Fire

*Elk Fire

*Marks Creek Fire

*Grizzley Complex

*Flat Fire

*Kelsey Peak Fire

Statewide to date, regardless of jurisdiction, there have been 2,569 fires that have burned 288,774 acres.

As Oregon transitions to fall and winter, ODF districts across the state are shifting their attention to wildfire prevention, fuels reduction, mitigation and planning efforts.

For tips on how to keep people and property safe from wildfire at any time of the year, go to: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/fireprevention.aspx