Press Releases

2025 Press Releases

Rising temperatures increase fire activity across the northwest

Release Date: September 5th, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 5, 2025— Warmer weather and thunderstorm activity has elevated fire behavior across the Pacific Northwest. As sustained high…

USDA Forest Service Invests in New Green Mountain East Community Forest in Kitsap County

Release Date: August 25th, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore., August 25, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced today that the Great Peninsula Conservancy will…

Warm, dry weather brings return of increased fire potential to the Pacific Northwest

Release Date: August 22nd, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 22, 2025— A weather shift bringing dry, hot temperatures and an easterly wind flow is forecast for much of Oregon and…

Forest Service Announces Fire Positions for 2026

Release Date: August 21st, 2025

The USDA Forest Service is hiring nearly 500 fire support positions in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. These positions are vital to wildfire…

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