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,…