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2025 State Fire Report

Fires in Oregon

In 2025, fire departments across Oregon responded to 29,174 fire and hazmat incidents — including the Bootleg wildfire that burned 413,715 acres in 2021.

3,445,227 residents 36 counties 1,483 reporting cities 60 active
National context

Where Oregon sits

Oregon ranks #3 in cumulative acres burned in the NIFC perimeter atlas. Hover any state to compare; click to drill in.

Oregon highlighted on the US fire map
<100k100k+1M+5M+15M+ None on record
Total acres burned (NIFC perimeter history)
Total incidents
29,174
131,048 across 5 years
Building fires
2,866
9.8% of all incidents
Wildland fires
5,435
10 historical perimeters on record
Casualties
13 / 145
13 civ deaths · 63 civ inj · 82 ff inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen in Oregon?

Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories cover roughly 50% of all calls.

29,174
Total Incidents
Unauthorized burning 3,979 13.6%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 3,188 10.9%
Building fires 2,866 9.8%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 2,750 9.4%
Authorized controlled burning 1,817 6.2%
All other categories 14,574 50.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jul peaks. Jan dips. (Latest year: 2025.)

Jan 1,598
Feb 1,909
Mar 1,835
Apr 2,140
May 2,585
Jun 3,070
Jul 4,108
Aug 3,039
Sep 2,539
Oct 2,412
Nov 1,798
Dec 2,141
03 Smoothed seasonality

Average monthly fires 2021–2025

5-year cumulative seasonality smooths out single-year noise. Jul peaks across the window; Nov dips.

Jan 9,201
Feb 9,000
Mar 8,695
Apr 10,017
May 10,440
Jun 12,196
Jul 16,163
Aug 14,063
Sep 12,000
Oct 11,639
Nov 8,686
Dec 8,948
04 Five-year trend

Year over year in Oregon

131,048 incidents from 2021 through 2025 across all reporting departments.

YearIncidents 
2021 25,287
2022 26,618
2023 24,470
2024 25,499
2025 29,174
05 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires in Oregon?

For the 2,866 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
51%
5,157
Cause undetermined
22%
2,198
Intentional / arson
12%
1,243
Equipment / heat source failure
7%
724
Under investigation
4%
389
Act of nature (lightning)
4%
201
5b Causes by category

Top ignition causes in Oregon

Combined NFIRS + FPA-FOD totals across the available reporting window. Click a cause to see how it plays out nationwide.

#CauseIncidentsFOD vs NFIRSAcres 
1 Natural (lightning) 36,283 35,481 / 802 8,549,920
2 Undetermined / missing 18,268 5,028 / 13,240 1,482,492
3 Recreation & ceremony 9,756 9,756 / 0 87,623
4 Equipment & vehicle use 8,748 5,321 / 3,427 584,579
5 Arson / incendiarism 8,610 2,124 / 6,486 217,694
6 Debris & open burning 6,520 6,520 / 0 111,111
7 Smoking 2,610 2,610 / 0 42,483
8 Other causes 1,279 803 / 476 86,133
9 Fireworks 1,196 1,196 / 0 54,029
10 Power generation / utility 1,148 1,148 / 0 41,301
11 Misuse of fire by a minor 1,008 1,008 / 0 53,738
12 Railroad operations 346 346 / 0 17,091
5c Topics

Cross-cutting fire topics in Oregon

Topical groupings of NFIRS incident types — building, cooking, electrical, vehicle, and more. Each links to its national rollup.

#TopicIncidentsLossDeaths 
1 Outdoor fires 52,202 $14.1M 1
2 Building fires 23,991 $487.9M 61
3 Wildland fires 21,309 $12.5M 1
4 Rubbish / refuse 12,776 $2.5M 0
5 Electrical / wiring 11,912 $1.4M 0
6 Vehicle fires 9,043 $71.6M 23
7 Gas leaks 8,837 $202K 0
8 Cooking-related 3,691 $450K 0
9 Arson 1,937 $715K 0
06 The biggest fires

10 fires · $28.8M in losses

Largest single-incident property losses statewide in 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 21% of Oregon's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $10,000,000 Newberg Building fires Catastrophic
2 $5,372,419 The Dalles Building fires Catastrophic
3 $3,000,000 Canby Building fires Major
4 $1,700,000 Salem Building fires Major
5 $1,500,000 Pilot Rock Road freight or transport vehicle fire Major
6 $1,500,000 Portland Building fires Major
7 $1,500,000 Madras Building fires Major
8 $1,473,500 BEAVERTON Building fires Major
9 $1,400,000 Corvallis Road freight or transport vehicle fire Major
10 $1,356,890 Portland Building fires Major
07 How Oregon compares

Oregon vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare Oregon apples-to-apples to the national average.

8.47
Incidents per 1,000 residents
OR
8.47
US avg
7.48
0.83
Building fires per 1,000 residents
OR
0.83
US avg
0.85
3.8
Civilian fire deaths per million
OR
3.8
US avg
5.9
08 Cities

Top cities in Oregon

12 largest reporting cities by population.

Portland A-
4,715 incidents 302 building $22.0M loss
Eugene B+
1,006 incidents 94 building $6.4M loss
Salem A-
832 incidents 128 building $9.8M loss
Gresham A
556 incidents 78 building $2.8M loss
Hillsboro B+
534 incidents 29 building $947K loss
Bend B
830 incidents 85 building $3.5M loss
Beaverton B
847 incidents 66 building $5.1M loss
Medford B
737 incidents 94 building $1.5M loss
Springfield A-
337 incidents 47 building $2.7M loss
Corvallis A
433 incidents 21 building $2.5M loss
Albany B+
436 incidents 33 building $2.8M loss
Tigard A-
419 incidents 38 building $1.2M loss
09 Counties

Top counties in Oregon

Top 10 counties by reported NFIRS incidents in 2025.

#CountyIncidentsPopulation
1 Multnomah County 5,524 794,157
2 Washington County 2,487 542,351
3 Clackamas County 2,443 294,598
4 Lane County 2,087 309,316
5 Marion County 2,048 326,100
6 Jackson County 1,995 171,461
7 Deschutes County 1,785 156,576
8 Douglas County 1,684 73,828
9 Linn County 1,009 103,795
10 Umatilla County 833 61,480
10 Per-capita

Highest fire rates by county

Top 10 counties by NFIRS incidents per 1,000 residents (population ≥ 50,000). Surfaces signal beyond the mega-counties.

#CountyInc / 1kIncidentsPopulation 
1 Douglas County 22.81 1,684 73,828
2 Klamath County 14.23 718 50,466
3 Umatilla County 13.55 833 61,480
4 Josephine County 12.49 639 51,167
5 Jackson County 11.64 1,995 171,461
6 Deschutes County 11.40 1,785 156,576
7 Linn County 9.72 1,009 103,795
8 Clackamas County 8.29 2,443 294,598
9 Benton County 8.26 564 68,267
10 Yamhill County 8.13 682 83,914
11 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Oregon

By incident count in 2025.

Portland Fire Bureau
—
FDID 00291 4,270 incidents
Tualatin Valley FR
—
FDID 00485 2,458 incidents
Clackamas Co FD1
—
FDID 00057 1,393 incidents
Eugene Springfield Fire
—
FDID 00569 1,094 incidents
Gresham FD
—
FDID 00144 794 incidents
12 Largest fires on record

Top 10 wildfires in Oregon history

By acres burned. Sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Bootleg 2021 USFS 413,715
2 Saddle Draw 2014 BLM 280,310
3 LIONSHEAD 2020 BIA 198,346
4 Beachie Creek 2020 USFS 193,565
5 Chetco Bar 2017 BLM 190,524
6 Monkey Creek 2024 BLM 178,541
7 RAIL RIDGE 2024 BLM 176,660
8 Double Creek 2022 USFS 175,937
9 Klondike 2018 BLM 173,614
10 Holiday Farm 2020 USFS 173,392
13 Decade by decade

Wildfire perimeters in Oregon, by decade

4678 perimeters and 12,809,597 acres recorded since 1900.

DecadeFiresAcresActivity
1900s 1 4,693
1910s 32 441,255
1920s 5 4,786
1930s 7 34,118
1940s 58 7,751
1950s 88 10,140
1960s 125 157,763
1970s 145 71,022
1980s 698 798,214
1990s 806 855,727
2000s 893 2,452,980
2010s 1,045 4,683,374
2020s 775 3,287,774
14 Cause shift over time

How wildfire causes have shifted in Oregon

FPA-FOD ignitions by decade, broken down by cause category. Each row sums to the decade's total; the bars show the share each cause contributed.

Decade Total fires Share by cause
1990s 22,064
2000s 25,362
2010s 21,888
2020s 2,135
Natural Recreation and ceremony Debris and open burning Equipment and vehicle use Missing data/not specified/undetermined Smoking Arson/incendiarism Other
15 Wildfire seasonality

When wildfires ignite in Oregon

FPA-FOD ignitions by month, all years on record. Distinct from NFIRS — captures unreported wildlands across rural and remote terrain. 71,449 ignitions total.

Jan 108
Feb 207
Mar 540
Apr 1,021
May 3,321
Jun 6,941
Jul 20,697
Aug 22,849
Sep 10,161
Oct 4,276
Nov 1,195
Dec 133
16 Who gets hurt

Casualty demographics in Oregon

689 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 5-year window. Age and gender are coarse-binned for privacy.

AgeCount 
0-9 21
10-19 19
20-29 100
30-39 157
40-49 121
50-59 96
60-69 78
70-79 57
80+ 40
Civilian vs firefighter
Civilian 451 FF 238
Gender
M 519 F 170 Unk 0
Severity (1=minor → 5=fatal)
303
1
126
2
72
3
86
4
89
5
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About this data

State totals reflect incidents reported by fire departments to NFIRS for 2025. The 5-year totals span 2021 through 2025. Wildfire perimeters and decade-by-decade counts are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History service. NFIRS reporting is voluntary, so totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.