Severe Weather History


Oregon Wildfire History: 742 Recorded Events

742

Recorded events

21

Counties affected

12

Direct deaths

$34.3M

Property damage

Oregon wildfire history: 742 recorded events across 21 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Oregon wildfire history by decade

Oregon wildfire history: recorded events per decade
Oregon wildfire history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 143 reported wildfire events across Oregon. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most wildfire events in Oregon

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Curry County270$01999–2003
#2Josephine County270$01999–2003
#3Klamath County250$01999–2003
#4Jackson County240$01999–2003
#5Lake County220$01999–2002
#6Coos County210$01999–2003
#7Douglas County100$01999–2003
#8Jefferson County80$5.5M1998–2003
#9Grant County70$02002–2003
#10Lane County60$3.4M1996–2002
#11Wasco County50$10K1998–2002
#12Umatilla County50$40K1998–2003
#13Malheur County40$01996–2002
#14Deschutes County30$01997–2002
#15Baker County30$01998–2002
#16Gilliam County20$01998–1998
#17Wheeler County20$01998–2002
#18Wallowa County20$02002–2003
#19Marion County10$4.3M2001–2001
#20Morrow County10$01998–1998
#21Hood River County10$02003–2003
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in Oregon · Wildfire across the U.S.