This page is designed to provide for timely and official fire information about wildland fires across the Pacific Northwest. The information is posted by the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in partnership with Public Information Officers that work for federal, state and local fire agencies and is drawn from official sources within the wildland fire community.
Friday, July 4, 2025
7/3/2025 Umpqua NF Fire Update
Forest Service
Umpqua National Forest
777 NW Garden Valley Blvd Roseburg, Oregon 97471
(541) 440-4930
Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/
Initial Attack Update on Fires from Early July Lightning Storm
Roseburg, OR, July 3, 2025— Umpqua National Forest is responding to new fire starts on Diamond Lake District. A widespread lightning storm moved through the Forest on July 1st and 2nd, with multiple strikes confirmed on the forest.
- Windigo 2 (#183) – 1 acre fire, near Windigo Butte. Missoula Smokejumpers on site.
- Bear Trap (#185) – Single tree near National Forest Service Road 3757, 100% contained.
- Buckneck Fire (#180) – 0.92-acre fire located on the northeast side of Buckneck Mountain. Redmond Smokejumpers on site. 100% lined.
- Garwood Fire (#177) – 0.10-acre fire located a mile from National Forest Service Road 3703, spur 200. Called out.
Smoke reports can be reported to Roseburg Interagency Communications Center at (541) 957-3325.
Please do your part to reduce the number of human-caused wildfires. Remember that even fires in Forest constructed fire rings within designated recreation sites, need to be dead out before leaving your campsite. Drown, stir, and feel your campfire with the back of your hand. It should feel cold to the touch before leaving your campsite. Here are the fire restrictions for the Umpqua National Forest:
- The Forest has moved to Moderate Fire Danger
- No Public Use Restrictions
- Industrial Fire Precaution Level remains at Level 1
- Fireworks are prohibited on national forest lands
7/3/2025 ODF Fire Update
ODF’s aggressive initial attack keeps multiple fires small
Salem, Ore. – Since Monday, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Southern and Eastern Oregon Area firefighters have responded to over 100 new fire starts, both lightning and human-caused, and anticipate more to come during the holiday weekend. Through the agency’s aggressive initial attack tactics, most of the fires have been contained to an average of about half an acre.
In the Southern Oregon Area (all ODF-protected land from around Eugene down to the California border west of the Cascades), ODF firefighters and resources have responded to 10 lightning-caused fires and 43 human-caused fires since Monday.
In the Eastern Oregon Area (all ODF-protected land east of the Cascades), ODF firefighters and resources from the Klamath-Lake, Central Oregon, and Northeast Oregon Districts have responded to over 65 new fire starts, most of which were caused by lightning. Alongside the lightning, firefighters in this area have faced the added difficulty of dry and windy conditions, making the fires more difficult to catch and suppress.
On top of their initial attack efforts, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District responded to and supported the extended attack operations for the Grizzly Flat fire (624 acres) and the Larch Creek Fire (92 acres). Both fire’s forward progression has been stopped. In addition, the Klamath-Lake District went into extended attack and suppressed the Bowers Bridge Fire (40 acres).
Fire managers anticipate these numbers will double over the weekend due to human activities like fireworks, which are prohibited in state forests and on ODF-protected land.
With the recent lightning in both areas, it’s important for Oregonians to help prevent wildfire by checking local restrictions before bringing fire hazards onto the landscape and actively practicing wildfire prevention while they recreate.
We can’t prevent lightning-caused fires, but by preventing human-caused fires we can help reduce the strain on Oregon’s firefighters and other resources.