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Douglas Forest
Protective Association
Our Mission
is to provide the highest level of service to
safeguard life, resources, and property from
wildland fire
through practical prevention & aggressive fire suppression.
The 2025 Fire Season
is: INACTIVE
INITIATED:
ENDED:
Current Public Use Restriction Level: N/A
IFPL: N/A
Change Effective: TBA
Dawson Road Fire - 4/13/21
Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association, Douglas County Fire District #2, and Glide Rural Fire Department suppressed a...
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Apr 13, 20211 min read
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2020 FIRE SEASON ENDS MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH
The Douglas Forest Protective Association will officially end fire season within the Douglas District on Monday, October 12th at noon. ...
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Oct 12, 20202 min read
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Rainfall Reduces Fire Danger – Fire Season Remains in Effect
Recent rainfall has allowed the Douglas Forest Protective Association to reduce the Fire Danger to LOW and Industrial Fire Precaution...
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Oct 10, 20201 min read
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Fire Safety Crucial During Fall Hunting Season
As hunters gear up for the opening weekend of deer season, the Douglas Forest Protective Association would like to remind all forest...
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Sep 30, 20202 min read
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Industrial Fire Restrictions Increase October 1st
The Douglas Forest Protective Association will increase the Industrial Fire Precaution Level to IFPL II (two) on all private, county,...
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Sep 29, 20201 min read
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Fire Danger Increases
The warm and dry conditions that have returned to the Umpqua Valley have prompted the Douglas Forest Protective Association to increase...
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Sep 28, 20202 min read
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Industrial Fire Precaution Level I: Fire Season Remains in Effect
Additional rainfall has allowed the Douglas Forest Protective Association to reduce the Industrial Fire Precaution Level to IFPL I,...
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Sep 26, 20201 min read
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Rainfall Brings Relief – Fire Season Remains in Effect
Additional rainfall has allowed the Douglas Forest Protective Association to drop the fire danger to LOW on all DFPA protected lands. ...
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Sep 24, 20202 min read
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Fire Restrictions Lowered – Fire Season Remains in Effect
A combination of recent rainfall, cooler temperatures and more favorable fire conditions have allowed the Douglas Forest Protective...
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Sep 21, 20202 min read
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Star Mountain Fire & Archie Creek Fire Update
Two fires burning east of Glide displayed extreme fire growth Tuesday afternoon due to hot, dry and windy conditions. The Star Mountain...
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Sep 8, 20202 min read
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French Creek Fire
Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association and Glide Rural Fire Department responded to a natural cover fire located...
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Sep 8, 20201 min read
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FOREST LANDS CLOSED TO INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY - IFPL 4 Effective 9-8-2020
Due to the extreme fire conditions and the forecasted hot and dry weather, the Douglas Forest Protective Association will move to...
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Sep 7, 20201 min read
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Recent Wildfires in Lookingglass Area Suspicious
Fire officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association say that two recent wildfires northwest of Winston that occurred alongside...
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Sep 5, 20201 min read
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Friday Fires (September 4th)
The Douglas Forest Protective Association and local fire departments responded to the following fires on Friday, September 4th: Homestead...
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Sep 4, 20202 min read
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Help Prevent Wildfires This Holiday Weekend!
Every year, firefighters are on high alert for human caused wildfires as people try to escape for one last summer outing over Labor Day...
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Sep 2, 20202 min read
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Weekend Fires (8/29/20 - 8/30/20)
The Douglas Forest Protective Association and local fire departments responded to the following fires over the weekend of August 29th and...
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Aug 31, 20202 min read
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Burnt Mountain Fire
Firefighters from multiple agencies responded to a natural cover fire Wednesday afternoon near the Burnt Mountain Access Road, located...
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Aug 26, 20201 min read
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Bow Hunters…Know Before You Go!
As hunters gear up for the opening weekend of bow season, fire officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association are asking...
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Aug 26, 20202 min read
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Highway 42 Fire
A bird into the power lines sparked a grass fire Monday afternoon located three miles southwest of Winston, near the 2,000 block of...
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Aug 25, 20201 min read
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Rock Creek Road Fire
Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association and North Douglas County Fire & EMS responded to a grass fire Tuesday afternoon,...
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Aug 25, 20201 min read
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