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Fire Closures on the Willamette National Forest
Detailed updates on large active wildfires are on InciWeb, the clearinghouse for major national incidents. Below is an overview of all current wildfire closures on the Willamette National Forest. View detailed stories of the Labor Day 2020 wildfires.
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Big Swamp Fire
Start Date: Aug. 1, 2022
District: Middle Fork Ranger District
Overview: Located 6.5 miles North of Lemolo Lake.
Closure Information: For specific closed roads and recreation sites, please visit:
- Big Swamp Closure Order and Map (Updated 9/19/22)
Cedar Creek Fire
Start Date: Aug. 1, 2022
District: Middle Fork Ranger District
Overview: The fire is located in incredibly steep, inaccessible terrain about 3 miles west of Waldo Lake, north of Highway 58 and 12 miles east of the community of Oakridge.
Closure Information: For specific closed roads and recreation sites, please visit:
- Cedar Creek Fire Closure Order and Map (Updated 11/4/22). See Deschutes National Forest for their closure orders.
Potter Fire
Start Date: July 31, 2022
District: Middle Fork Ranger District
Overview: The Potter Fire is located near Potter Mountain on the Middle Fork Ranger District.
Closure Information: For specific closed roads and recreation sites, please visit:
- Potter Fire Closure Order and Map (updated 9/29/22)
Windigo Fire
Start Date: July 30, 2022
District: Middle Fork Ranger District
Overview: This lightning-caused fire started 10 miles Northeat of Lemolo Lake, 20NM Soutwest of La Pine, Oregon.
Closure Information: As of Aug. 22, there are no closures on the Willamette National Forest.
Middle Fork Complex Fire (Including Kwis Fire)
(A Complex is two or more individual fire incidents in the same geographical location assigned to a single incident commander or unified command)
Start Date: July 27-29, 2021
District: Middle Fork Ranger District
Overview: Fires that were within the Complex were Devils Canyon, Elephant Rock, Gales, Journey, Kwis, Larison Cove, Ninemile, Packard, Symbol Rock, Warble, Way and Winfall.
Closure Information: For specific closed roads and recreation sites, please visit:
- Middle Fork Complex closure order & map (Updated 10/12/22)
- Kwis Fire closure order and map (Updated 4/18/22)
Holiday Farm Fire
Start Date: Sept. 7, 2020
District: McKenzie River Ranger Distric
Overview: The fire started along Highway 126, west of McKenzie Bridge to Vida, Oregon. For more information, view the Holiday Farm Fire page.
Closure Information: For specific closed roads and recreation sites, please visit:
- Holiday Farm Fire closure order & map. (Updated 7/29/22)
Beachie Creek and Lionshead Fires
Start Date: Aug. 16, 2020
District: Detroit Ranger District
Overview: The fire started approximately two miles south of Jaw Bones flats in rugged terrain deep in the Opal Creek Wilderness. For more information, view the Beachie Creek and Lionshead Fires page.
Closure Information: For specific closed roads and recreation sites, please visit:
- Beachie Creek and Lionshead Fires closure order & map. (Updated 8/1/22)
Jones Fire
Start Date: Aug. 10, 2017
District: Middle Fork Ranger District
Overview: The lightning-caused fire 10 miles northeast of Lowell, approximately 9 miles east of Fall Creek reservoir and 1 mile north of Clark Butte.
Closure Information: The Jones Fire Closure Order has expired and will not be extended because the Jones Fire closure area is within the Middle Fork Complex Closure Order.
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