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Fire Season

2026 Fire Season Ends

Oregon Department of Forestry West Oregon District terminated fire season and public use restrictions at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 15. Thank you for another successful local fire season. All gates that will...

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Fire Season Begins June 15

Oregon Department of Forestry has declared that the West Oregon Protection District fire season will begin 12:01 a.m. June 15. All Starker Forests tree farms are closed to motorized vehicles....

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2025 Fire Season Over

Oregon Department of Forestry declared the West Oregon fire season is over as of Oct. 10, 2025. All gates that will open for the 2025 hunting season will be open by Oct. 17.

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Fire Season Begins June 16, 2025

The Oregon Department of Forestry has declared that the West Oregon Protection District has entered fire season. All Starker gates are closed to vehicle activity. Smoking and fires always are...

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2024 Fire Season Wraps

Oregon Department of Forestry has declared the West Oregon District fire season will end at noon, Oct. 21, 2024. Gates that will be open will be opened by Oct. 23.

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