The Douglas Forest Protective Association and the Umpqua National Forest are teaming up during Fire Prevention Week to encourage homeowners and communities to create defensible space. The first National Fire Prevention Day took place on October 9, 1911 and was in remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire that occurred from October 8 - 10, 1871. The Great Chicago Fire burned over 2,000 acres and destroyed 17,400 structures, leaving 100,000 people homeless and killing around 300 pe

Fire officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association will officially end fire season within the Douglas District on Monday, September 23rd, at 12:01 a.m. The end of fire season is a result of significant rainfall and an overall cooling trend which returned to the area. With the end of fire season, industrial fire restrictions on DFPA protected land will no longer be in effect. Backyard debris burning outside of incorporated cities will be allowed without a burn per

Fire officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association and the Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District, will remove fire restrictions for the general public on Tuesday, September 17th at 12:01 a.m., that went into effect earlier this summer to help prevent human caused wildfires. Non-industrial activities such as campfires, mowing dry grass, chainsaws and other equipment with internal combustion engines, vehicle use in wildland areas and other fire prone activiti

Four additional lightning caused fires were located since Friday evenings update, all of which have been lined and are in the mop up phase. These four fires bring the total number of lightning related fires from Thursday’s lightning storms that DFPA has responded to, up to 25 fires. Glide Transfer Fire: Located four miles west of Glide. 1/100th acre Stinger Gulch Fire: Located two miles northwest of Days Creek. 1/10th acre Three Horn Fire: Located eleven miles south of Tiller

The recent change to cooler, wet conditions throughout the Douglas District has allowed the Douglas Forest Protective Association to lower the fire danger to Moderate on all DFPA protected lands effective Saturday, September 7th at 10:00 a.m. The industrial fire precaution level will remain at IFPL II. Fire officials remind that despite the cooler conditions, fire season remains in effect and all backyard debris burning is prohibited. DFPA’s Public Use Restrictions also remai

Overnight, crews from DFPA and local fire departments located seven additional fires on DFPA protected lands, bringing to total number of confirmed lightning caused fires from Thursdays lightning storm to 11. The following is a brief rundown of the seven new fires that were located overnight. Big Tom Folley Fire: The Big Tom Folley Fire is located about five miles northeast of Elkton and is currently estimated to be 3 acres in size, burning in heavy standing and storm damaged

Multiple thunder storms moved over the Douglas District Thursday, resulting in numerous lightning strikes. As of Thursday evening, four confirmed lightning fires have been located on DFPA protected lands. Kelly Creek Fire: The Kelly Creek Fire was located seven miles northeast of Glide. Crews have a fire line around the Kelly Creek Fire and have mopped up the fire. The Kelly Creek Fire burned 1/4 acre. Bullock #1 Fire & Bullock #2 Fire: The Bullock #1 Fire and Bullock #2 Fire

As fire conditions moderate throughout he Umpqua Valley, fire officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association will begin working with farmers, ranchers and other landowners to complete prescribed burns throughout the area. Prescribed burns may be conducted on fields, pastures and hillsides to promote productive grazing lands for livestock and to improve habitat for wildlife, all while reducing the buildup of flammable vegetation. Burn permits for backyard debris burn

Crews from DFPA, Winston-Dillard Fire Department, Douglas County Fire District #2, and Tenmile Rural Fire Department responded to a report of an outbuilding on fire Sunday evening about 9 miles southwest of Winston, near the Thompson Creek and Rice Creek divide. Crews arrived on scene of the Thompson Creek Fire around 11:00 p.m. and found that the fire had spread to the surrounding vegetation and to an adjacent outbuilding. The Thompson Creek Fire burned about 1/10th of an

Did you know that many road side fires that DFPA responds to are caused by vehicles? One of the most common vehicle related causes that we see are a result of faulty catalytic converters. Yesterday’s fire outside of Drain, near Hayhurst Road and Highway 38, was determined to be caused by a bad catalytic converter. When a catalytic converter begin to fail, the insides of the catalytic converter will start to break apart and can go through the exhaust system and out the muffl

Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association and Douglas County Fire District #2 responded to two grass fires Thursday afternoon. At approximately 3:20 p.m., crews responded to a grass fire 6 miles west of Sutherlin, near the 7,000 block of Oakhill Road. Crews arrived on scene and located a slow moving grass fire located between a mowed hay field and Calapooya Creek. Firefighters stopped the Oak Hill Road Fire at 1/4 acre of grass and brush. While crews were mopping u

Every year, firefighters with the Douglas Forest Protective Association are on high alert for human caused wildfires as people try to escape for one last summer outing over Labor Day weekend. While temperatures have moderated throughout the Umpqua Valley, the fire danger remains “HIGH” on all DFPA protected lands, due to dry forest fuels. Fire officials with DFPA are reminding everyone to be cautious this holiday weekend, whether they are having a backyard barbecue or headin

Hot and dry conditions combined with potential thunderstorms mid-week has prompted the Douglas Forest Protective Association to increase the fire danger to “HIGH” (Yellow) on all 1.6 million acres of private, county, state, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District, effective Monday, August 26th at 12:01 a.m. The Industrial Fire Precaution Level will remain at IFPL II. Under DFPA’s Public Use Restrictions, the following activit

An electrical short on a piece of equipment likely sparked a fire Saturday afternoon seven miles northwest of Elkton, near Weatherly Creek Road. Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association, Coos Forest Protective Association, Elkton Rural Fire Department, and Scottsburg Rural Fire Department responded to the Weatherly Creek Fire around 3:00 p.m. The first units to arrive on scene of the fire reported a fully involved shovel that had spread to the surrounding vegeta

As hunters gear up for the opening weekend of bow season, fire officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association are asking hunters and other forest users to know the current fire restrictions before heading to the woods. DFPA’s Public Use Restrictions, which went into effect June 28th, either restrict or prohibit high risk fire activities which could easily start a new wildfire. Under DFPA’s Public Use Restrictions, smoking is prohibited in wildland areas, except insi

A brief weather change has brought cooler, wet conditions to Douglas County, allowing fire officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association to lower the fire danger to Moderate on all DFPA protected lands effective Wednesday, August 21st at 9:00 a.m. Fire officials remind that despite the recent rainfall, fire season remains in effect and all backyard debris burning is prohibited. DFPA’s Public Use Restrictions also remain in place to help prevent human caused wildfir

An aggressive initial attack by both aviation and ground resources stopped a potentially devastating wildfire Tuesday afternoon, about eight miles east of Myrtle Creek. The Douglas Forest Protective Association and Myrtle Creek Rural Fire Department responded to a report of a grass fire near the 400 block of Louis Creek Road at approximately 1:30 p.m. The first unit to arrive on scene of the Louis Creek Fire estimated it to be 1/2 acre in size and reported that it was moving

Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association and North Douglas County Fire & EMS responded to a reported natural cover fire Friday afternoon that was visible from I-5 milepost 166 southbound. Firefighters arrived on scene of the Longview Fire around 5:15 p.m. and estimated the fire to be one half acre in size, burning on a steep hillside in heavy timber. Additional fire resources were requested from South Lane Fire & Rescue and the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Sout