Zones and seasons
Draw burn zones, set seasonal windows and attach your terms and conditions.
Now live for Oregon fire districtsKnow before you burn. Any location, any day.
Before You Burn, from Public Fire Safety, tells residents whether they can burn today at their exact address. Fire agencies publish status, local rules and fire danger in one place, and residents check it there.
Live on Before You Burn
500Debris burns reported this week
72Burn zones open today
- Canby Fire District 62Burn line phone number 503-266-1195.Burning is not allowed at any time within the City limits of Canby.Burn ban
- Klamath County Fire District 1No burning allowed at this time.Burn ban
- DEQ: Willamette Valley Open Burn ControlBackyard burning is allowed Saturday, 10/31, from 1pm to 4pm and Sunday, 11/1, from 10am to 3pm. For more info, visit https://smkmgt.com/burn.php.Advisory
9,400 debris burns reported to Oregon fire agencies in the past 12 months.
See every district on BeforeYouBurnBuilt alongside Oregon's fire safety leaders
About Public Fire Safety
Modern communication for public safety.
Public Fire Safety builds the tools fire, forestry and air quality agencies use to give the public one clear, current answer. Before You Burn is our flagship program.
For the public
One place to check what local agencies need you to know today, for your address.
For agencies
The PFS Portal publishes status, alerts and press releases from one dashboard.
Between agencies
Fire districts, ODF and air quality regulators coordinate and publish one message.
Why this matters
People start about 70% of Oregon's wildfires.
Clear information, given right before someone burns, prevents them. Today residents piece it together from permit offices, phone lines and outdated web pages.
Confusing permits
Residents call around to learn who covers them and whether they need a permit, often on the morning they plan to burn.
Shifting rules
Each district writes and publishes its own regulations, so neighbors a mile apart get different answers.
Late advice
Prevention advice is hardest to find right before someone lights a pile.
In sync with the Oregon Department of Forestry
Fire danger, straight from ODF.
Oregon agencies get fire danger from ODF automatically. Your agency can raise the level for local conditions but never set it below ODF's.
Low
Fuels don't ignite easily. Burning is usually allowed where your zone is open.
Moderate
Fires can start from most sources. Watch the wind and stay with your burn.
High
Fires start easily and spread fast. Many zones restrict or close burning.
Extreme
Fires start and spread explosively. Expect burning to be closed.
Fire safety and air quality
Safer burns. Cleaner air.
When fire agencies, Oregon Department of Forestry and the Air Quality agencies coordinate through Before You Burn, residents get one answer that covers both fire danger and air quality.
Fire safety
- Residents burn only when status is open and fire danger allows
- Agencies know where and when each registered burn happens
- One closure reaches every registered burner at once
Air quality
- Burn decisions account for air quality as well as fire danger
- Neighborhoods get less smoke on poor air days
- Residents find fire and smoke rules in one place
Better together
Fire districts and air quality regulators publish one message from one platform. Residents check once, agencies field fewer calls, and communities see fewer escaped burns and less smoke.
Talk to us about coordinatingStatewide coverage
From the coast to the high desert.
Conditions in Newport look nothing like conditions in Burns. Each district sets status for its own zones, so residents see the answer for their own address.
Oregon CoastLincoln City, Newport, YachatsLowfire danger
Willamette ValleyCorvallis, Eugene, Cottage GroveLowfire danger
Southern OregonGrants Pass, Medford, AshlandLowfire danger
Central OregonSisters, Bend, RedmondLowfire danger
Eastern OregonHermiston, Pendleton, La GrandeLowfire danger
Fire danger from the Oregon Department of Forestry, the highest level of any zone in each region. Updated 1 Nov, 1:19 am.
How it works
Four steps before every burn.
Drop a pin
Enter an address or share your location to find the agency that covers you.
Check today’s status
See whether burning is allowed today, and the current fire danger.
Read the rules
Read your zone’s rules in plain language and accept the terms.
Register your burn
Tell your agency where and when you will burn, so they can reach you if conditions change.
For residents
Clear answers for where you live.
Check your address, read the rules and burn, all without an account.
Check your burn status
For agencies
Fewer calls to your desk.
Set the day's status once. Every resident in your boundary sees it, and you can see who checked.
See the agency toolsBuilt for fire agencies
Close burning in one step.
With Status Control, your Status Coordinators close burning and cancel closures from any device. The change reaches every zone, resident and status badge on your site at once.
- Close burning and cancel closures in seconds
- Fire danger from ODF automatically, raised locally when you need to
- Regional alerts that cascade to local agencies
- See who is burning, where and when
- Fewer calls from residents asking whether they can burn
The PFS Portal
Run your agency in one place.
Admins, Agents and Status Coordinators each get the tools their role needs. PFS hosts and maintains it for you.
Alerts that cascade
Post OK, Info, Warning or Alert notices that pass from regional to local agencies.
Fire danger from ODF
Oregon agencies get the ODF level automatically, with Smokey Bear signage.
Burn registrations
See every registered burn, cancel or add burns, and export the data.
Broadcasts
Message active burners and every follower, now or on a schedule.
Press releases
Publish seasonal openings and safety news from ready-made templates.
Agency coordination
Link regional and local agencies so they publish the same status and alerts.
Fire weather
Show the fire weather forecast beside burn status in each zone.
Asset library
Download logos, status badges and fire danger signs for your materials.
142
Oregon agencies publish their burn rules through Before You Burn
Source: Before You Burn statewide feed
9,400
debris burns reported to fire agencies in the past 12 months
Source: Before You Burn statewide feed
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shared source of truth for residents and agencies
Give your community a clear answer.
We set up your district, load your rules and train your staff. Residents can start checking in the same week.