Fire Season: Restrictions & Closures

(1) Public lands

Fire season information for major public landowners can be found here:

• Bureau of Land Management - Oregon & Washington - Fire Closures & Restrictions 

  • [Note: If you want to visit the Valley of the Giants during fire season, call the Northwest Oregon District Office in Salem at 503-375-5646 before you go]. 

• Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF)

  • Public fire levels and restrictions map

  • Industrial fire restrictions map

• Siuslaw National Forest - Fire Management & Fire Level Danger Descriptions 

(2) Private timberlands

Private timber companies typically base their restrictions and closures on the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL) set by the Oregon Department of Forestry. There are four Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL) which represent increasing levels of risk (IFPL 1, 2, 3, and 4). Each private timber company has its own policies for restricting public motorized and non-motorized access during these levels. 

To obtain information about the current IFPL level, visit the Industrial Fire Restrictions Map and click on your area of interest. The routes on this website span areas areas WO-1, WO-2 and WO-3. Information about private timber company closures can be viewed on the following webpage from the Oregon Forest & Industries Council: Private Forestland Closures.  

(4) Contact information for private timber companies

Contact information for some private timber companies can be viewed on the following webpage from the Oregon Forest & Industries Council: Private Forestland Closures. For more information from some of the major private timber companies in our area, see below:

• • Giustina Resources: 541-485-1500

  • Hancock Forests: 503-838-1610

  • Roseburg Forest Products

  • Starker Forests: View fire information here; 541-929-2477 

  • Weyerhaeuser: 888-741-5403

(5) Hancock Forests & Weyerhaeuser

• At fire season level 1 and 2 roads are typically open to motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians although there may be restrictions on motor vehicles. Electric bicycles, motorcycles, and ATVs are prohibited.

• At fire season level 3 all roads are are closed to motor vehicles, but hiking and biking is permitted. 

• At fire season level 4 public access is prohibited. 

• The only exception is the Mill Creek drainage located in Polk County (see location) which is owned by Weyerhauser. It is closed to motor vehicles at the start of fire season (level 1) and reopened when it's over.  

(6) Siuslaw National Forest Fire Season Prohibitions

Siuslaw National Forest - Fire Management & Fire Level Danger Descriptions 

The following are prohibited during high or extreme fire level danger:

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire except within a developed recreation site. (See full order for a list).

2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site. 

3. Operating an internal combustion engine, specifically generators, except in areas devoid of vegetation and those located inside of buildings. 

4. Possessing or using a motor vehicle off National Forest Service roads or trails, except when parking in an area devoid of vegetation for 10 feet surrounding the vehicle. 

(7) Other useful websites

Other useful websites about fire, smoke, and air quality in Oregon include:

• Incident Information Center (InciWeb)

• Northwest Interagency Coordinating Center

  • Northwest Large Fire Interactive Web Map

• AirNow (smoke and air quality information)

  • Interactive Map of Air Quality 

  • Fire & Smoke Map

• Willamette National Forest Fire Information