Central Oregon Interagency
Dispatch Center COIDC · or-coc · Est. 1996
Public Restrictions
1-800-523-4737
centraloregonfire.org
X: @CentralORFire
Fire dangerEXTREME
Preparedness levels NationalPL 4 NWPL 3 LocalPL 3
StaffingSL 4
IFPL High elevIII Low elevIII Industrial Fire Precaution Level — by elevation zone High East Slope, Monument, Ochoco-Maury Low High Desert, Columbia Plateau, John Day Basin Precaution levels I Fire precaution requirements in effect. II Partial hootowl — work stops 1–8 PM. III Partial shutdown. IV General shutdown. See Fire Restrictions for the zone map and full detail.
Last lightning7/7/2026
Active fires—

History & Mission

How the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center came to be, and what it does.

Mission

COIDC mobilizes and coordinates wildland fire and all-risk resources for Central Oregon — providing initial-attack dispatch, logistical support, and year-round communication for our partner agencies. In accordance with our Master Agreement, the center dispatches the closest available resources to incidents to optimize interagency cooperation, efficiency, and safety.

An interagency center

COIDC is a true interagency operation, jointly supported by federal and state partners: the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, the BLM Prineville District, the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, the Oregon Department of Forestry, and John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Pooling dispatch under one roof lets the closest available resource respond regardless of which agency protects the land.

History

Established in 1996, COIDC brought dispatch and coordination for the Central Oregon Fire Management Service and its partners together into a single interagency center. The center has supported initial attack and large-fire mobilization across Central Oregon every season since.

A fuller history and timeline of center milestones will be added here.

What we do

  • Initial-attack dispatch — sending the closest available resources to new starts across the dispatch area.
  • Resource ordering & logistics — mobilizing crews, engines, aircraft, overhead, and supplies for local and out-of-area incidents.
  • Aircraft coordination — fixed-wing and rotor-wing dispatch for incidents across the dispatch area.
  • All-risk / all-hazard support — year-round communication and coordination beyond wildland fire.

For the area we cover, see the Dispatch Area page; for partner-agency profiles, see Partners.