Wildfire Season Hub

Real-time tools, local info, and simple steps to stay safe during wildfire season in Curry County.

Use this info to prepare ahead, respond quickly, and protect your family, pets, and home.

  • Track heat, lightning, and wind conditions.

  • Breathe easy. Know when it’s time to stay inside or mask up.

    Tip: If air quality is poor (AQI >100), stay indoors, close windows, and run an air filter or DIY box fan.

  • Stay updated on nearby wildfires, evacuation zones, and fire bans.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative Check before you drive. Fires and smoke can shut down highways.

    Tip: Always have a backup route planned in case roads are closed during evacuation.

  • Include your animals in your go-plan.

    • Keep leashes, carriers, and pet food in your go-bag

    • ID tags and vaccination records should go in your PeaceBox

    • Pre-arrange shelter options for pets (not all shelters accept them)

    🧡 Printable Pet Emergency Plan Sheet ➜

  • Know who to contact during outages or Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS).

    • Pacific Power – Outage map

    • Coos-Curry Electric – Website

  • Include these in your wildfire section:

    • Go-bag checklist

    • Pet evacuation sheet

    • Home inventory photos (on a flash drive)

    • Power outage contact list

    • Local fire dept numbers

Learn More

Changing Fires, Changing Forests: The Effects of Climate Change on Wildfire Patterns and Forests in the Pacific Northwest

https://nwcasc.uw.edu/science/project/changing-fires-changing-forests-the-effects-of-climate-change-on-wildfire-patterns-and-forests-in-the-pacific-northwest/(podcast, fact sheet, data and products, story map)

WatchDuty App

Watch Duty app disseminates public safety information in real-time: https://www.watchduty.org/

Forest Fires in Western Cascadia

Evaluating Drivers and Impacts to Inform Climate-Adaptive Management Responses: https://nwcasc.uw.edu/science/project/forest-fires-in-western-cascadia-evaluating-drivers-and-impacts-to-inform-climate-adaptive-management-responses/ (data and products)

NOAA NIDIS Wildfire Management Interactive Map

This map displays wildfire, air quality and smoke data for the United States alongside a number of climate and drought indicators. Wildfire data is displayed by containment status. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/8714a2c0922f44b4b336a1a7db6ea085

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity

https://www.mtbs.gov/

Forest Service Climate Change Resource Center:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/

Northwest Fire Science Consortium https://nwfirescience.org/

National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

 https://www.nwcg.gov/

EcoVis Fire Refugia Map

https://firerefugia-app.forestry.oregonstate.edu/projects/v3/