Kotek says Oregon is ready for fire season, but federal help is uncertain

Kotek says Oregon is ready for fire season, but federal help is uncertain

Oregon faces another high-risk fire season as forecasters predict hot, dry weather across the state. Last summer ranked among the most expensive wildfire seasons in Oregon to date.At a press conference Tuesday in Medford, Gov. Tina Kotek said that state agencies are fully staffed and ready to respond, but she added they will need help from the federal government as well.“I am a little worried about the federal situation,” she said. ”What we’re h…

ODF: Fire Season to Begin June 1 in Southwest Oregon

Central Point, Oregon- The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District will officially usher in the 2025 fire season on Sunday, June 1 at 12:01 a.m., placing the fire danger level at “Low” and initiating Industrial Fire Precaution Level I across the region. The declaration affects approximately 1.8 million acres of state, private, county, city and Bureau of Land Management forestlands in Jackson and Josephine counties. Consistent s…