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  • Fire season readiness - helicopters to hand crews

    This is a photo of South Fork Forest Camp crews receiving firefighter training.Fire season is just around the corner - in fact the unusually early warm, dry, and windy weather in late April and early May have already contributed to above-average fire starts and acres burned.  The Oregon Department of Forestry is finalizing the key elements to fight fires this season: helicopters, air trankers, fire engines, and hand crews.  ODF aims to stop 97 percent of all fires at 10 acres or smaller. This results in less damage to Oregon's forests and also significantly lowers firefighting costs.

    Learn more about ODF fire season readiness 

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Public Hearings/Comment Periods
 
Board of Forestry Subcommittees
Board of Forestry Subcommittees on Federal Forests and State Forests Financial Viability
 
This is a photo of a fire in an urban interface area.Fire Information
The department protects approximately 16 million acres of private and public forestlands. Fire updates are posted on the department's blog during fire season.
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Agency InformationA road through a thinned state forest stand 
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Tillamook Forest Center Tillamook Forest Center Logo
The Tillamook Forest Center is now OPEN.  Spring days/hours (until Memorial Day weekend) are Wednesdays through Sundays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is always free.  Visit us today and find yourself in the forest!
Forest History Center Forest History Center
Fall/Winter Hours: The Forest History Center on the Oregon Department of Forestry's Salem Campus is open on Fridays from 10 a.m to 3 p.m., and at other times by appointment. Come by and learn more about Oregon's forest past.
Required state agency furlough days and ODF
As an emergency response agency, the Oregon Department of Forestry will not observe most required state agency furlough/closure days, remaining open for business, with the exception of the day following Thanksgiving in both 2011 and 2012.