Springfield, Ore. – Sept. 20, 2025 — Due to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures, the Willamette National Forest will reduce public use restrictions to exclude Wilderness areas on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Fire danger will lower to “moderate” and Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) is now at Level 1 on the Willamette National Forest.
Fire restrictions remain in place on all lands within the forest, excluding the Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, Waldo Lake, and Diamond Peak Wilderness areas. Even with the reduced fire risk, it is still important to never leave a campfire unattended and completely extinguish it, so it is cold to the touch.
All campfires, charcoal or briquette fires, pellet fires, or any other open fires remain prohibited outside of campfire rings established by the Forest Service in designated campgrounds under a Forest Order. Portable cooking stoves and lanterns using liquefied or bottled fuel are still allowed as they can be instantly switched off.
Restrictions remain in effect for chainsaws in campgrounds, smoking, and off-highway vehicles. Smoking is not allowed except within an enclosed vehicle or building or a developed recreation site. Additionally, welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame is also not allowed. Generators are permitted only in areas devoid of vegetation such as a paved area or developed campsite. Motorized vehicles may operate only on designated trails and roads, including in Huckleberry Flats and Santiam OHV area.
Additional fire information is available on the Willamette National Forest website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/fire.
To report a wildfire, please call 9-1-1.
About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
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