Welcome to the Oregon State Fire Marshal incident information blog. The OSFM will post information regarding incidents the OSFM has mobilized resources to.

This blog is maintained by the OSFM public affairs team and the OSFM incident management team public information officers (PIOs). We strive to provide the most accurate information in our work to protect people and critical infrastructure.

Wind Advisory issued November 20 at 5:32PM PST until November 20 at 9:00PM PST by NWS Pendleton OR

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph for [...]

Winter Weather Advisory issued November 20 at 4:27PM PST until November 21 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Medford OR

* WHAT...Snow above 4500 ft in the high central Cascades in Klamath, Jackson and Douglas [...]

Winter Weather Advisory issued November 20 at 4:27PM PST until November 21 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Medford OR

* WHAT...Wet snow above 4500 ft in the southern Cascades and Siskiyous in Jackson and [...]

Winter Weather Advisory issued November 20 at 4:27PM PST until November 21 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Medford OR

* WHAT...Wet snow above 4500 ft in western Lake County and eastern Klamath County. Additional [...]

High Surf Advisory issued November 20 at 4:09PM PST until November 21 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Medford OR

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 20 to 25 feet. * WHERE...South Central Oregon Coast and [...]

Winter Weather Advisory issued November 20 at 2:33PM PST until November 21 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Pendleton OR

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3-7 inches above 4500 feet. Travel conditions could be [...]

Flood Watch issued November 20 at 2:23PM PST by NWS Medford OR

...The National Weather Service in Medford OR has issued a Flood Watch for the following [...]

Winter Weather Advisory issued November 20 at 2:18PM PST until November 21 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Portland OR

* WHAT...Wet snow above 4500 feet. Additional snow accumulations up to 3-6 inches. Travel conditions [...]

High Wind Watch issued November 20 at 2:13PM PST until November 23 at 1:00PM PST by NWS Medford OR

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. The [...]

High Wind Warning issued November 20 at 2:13PM PST until November 20 at 7:00PM PST by NWS Medford OR

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Lake [...]

Flood Warning issued November 20 at 12:45PM PST until November 23 at 12:00AM PST by NWS Medford OR

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall and snow melt is expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest [...]

High Surf Advisory issued November 20 at 2:32AM PST until November 20 at 7:00PM PST by NWS Portland OR

* WHAT...Large waves and hazardous surf conditions. Breakers up to 23 to 28 feet. * [...]

What is defensible space?

Posted on July 18, 2022

With the recent release of the wildfire risk map, created by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Forestry, defensible space is top of mind for many Oregonians. No matter where…

Oregon launches new Wildfire Risk Map

Posted on July 11, 2022

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…

Wildfire Preparedness Month

Posted on May 2, 2022

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

Posted on May 1, 2022

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,…

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