Notices and daily forecasts
Sign up for Test Fire Notices. This subscription notifies subscribers by email when test fires will occur. This advisory is only available during field burning season (approximately July to October).
Sign up for the Silverton Hills Field Burning Forecast. This is a twice daily weather forecast available during field burning season (approximately July to October).
Registration
Every field of grass seed or cereal grain residue to be open field burned in the Willamette Valley must first be registered with and approved by the ODA. There are no exceptions. Open field burning any plot of land of grass seed or cereal grain residue not listed on a registration form is illegal. Registration of potential fields to be burned begins in mid-March and must be completed on or before April 1.
For more information about registering fields, please contact Jason Eck at 503.986.4794 or
jeck@oda.state.or.us.
Permits
It is illegal to burn any grass seed or cereal grain field or residue in the Willamette Valley without a permit.
Permits for open field burning are issued by the ODA to the grower for specified fields on the day of the burn, in exact accordance with the times, places, amounts, burn type and other provisions and limitations announced by ODA. It is one field, one permit; one location, one permit; no exceptions.