The combination of hot weather and forecasted lightning in Southern Oregon prompted the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to pre-position a structural task force of firefighters and equipment in Klamath…
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OSFM mobilizes task forces to McKinney fire in California
The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) mobilized three structural task forces at the request of California to the McKinney Fire. The fire is burning in near Klamath, California. The task forces…
OSFM, Oregon fire service log hours of training ahead of wildfire season
The spring and early summer months were busy for the Oregon fire service, logging 129 wildland instructional hours across the state. Between April 23and July 15, 2022, OSFM staff supported and facilitated…
OSFM launches new staffing grant for the Oregon fire service
To boost capacity within the Oregon fire service, the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has awarded $6 million in grants to the structural fire service to hire firefighting staff during…
Oregon launches new Wildfire Risk Map
As Oregon works to make communities more resilient to wildfire, a new tool launched June 30 as part of the state’s wildfire omnibus bill, Senate Bill 762. In the legislation, Oregon State…
OSFM Agency Operations Center ready to mobilize resources
To get ready for wildfires this summer, the OSFM Agency Operations Center (AOC) ran a day-long drill on May 24. OSFM staff activated resources, tracked them, and filled requests in a mock…
OSFM Incident Management Teams prepared for upcoming wildfire season
For the first time since 2019, the OSFM’s Incident Management Teams (IMTs) met in person at their Annual IMT Training Conference in Newport in April. The conference provided teams the opportunity to…
Wildfire Preparedness Month
Oregonians urged to create defensible space to be better prepared for wildfire With much of Oregon seeing another year of continued drought and the wildfire outlook for this summer being very concerning,…
Welcome to the OSFM Incident Information Blog
Welcome to the Office of State Fire Marshal’s (OSFM) incident information blog. We intend to use this space to keep you updated on incidents our office is responding to, including wildfire incidents,…