While California remains the epicenter of wildfire devastation, several other states have suffered major losses. In 2024, Alaska recorded the highest number of burned acres at 3.1 million, followed by New Mexico with 859,906 acres and Texas with 671,800 acres.
Eleven lives were lost and more than 4,000 homes were destroyed during Oregon's unprecedented 2020 wildfire season.
2024 Oregon wildfires Total fires 2,039 Total area 1,915,554 acres (775,197 ha) Impacts Deaths 14 more rows
In Oregon, the WUI is defined in state statute (OAR 629-044-1005 (m)) as “a geographical area where structures and other human development meets or intermingles with wildland or vegetative fuels.” The criteria for mapping that geographical area are defined in OAR 629-044-1011.
In 2012, the Long Draw Fire, the largest fire in Oregon's modern history, burned 557,000 acres. It was joined by the Holloway and Miller Homestead fires to combine for just under a million acres, all in southeast Oregon.
1 Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide minimum standards for dwellings and their accessory structures located in or adjacent to vegetated areas subject to wildfires, to reduce or eliminate hazards presented by such fires.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Darlene 3 Fire burning near La Pine in Deschutes County. The fire sparked around 1 p.m. Tuesday, one mile south of La Pine on the east side of Darlene Way.
Oregon's record-breaking wildfire season ends with more than 1.9 million acres burned. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The 2024 fire season has officially ended in Oregon after a record-breaking year, ing to the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Based on your home address, the Frontline App allows you to see where fires are in Oregon that may be a threat to your home and family.
ODF manages approximately 745,000 acres of forestlands across Oregon. These state forestlands are actively managed under forest management plans to provide economic, environmental, and social benefits to Oregonians.