diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index 45bc5a4ba1..a870afaa31 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Implement ACP-226: Add `timeMilliseconds` (Unix uint64) timestamp to block header for Granite upgrade.
 - Implement ACP-226: Add `minDelayExcess` (uint64) to block header for Granite upgrade.
 - Update go version to 1.24.7
+- Enabled logs for Firewood.
 
 ## [v0.15.3](https://github.com/ava-labs/coreth/releases/tag/v0.15.3)
 
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index ba97bd8df7..5d86e779bd 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -175,8 +174,6 @@ const (
 	// trieCleanCacheStatsNamespace is the namespace to surface stats from the trie
 	// clean cache's underlying fastcache.
 	trieCleanCacheStatsNamespace = "hashdb/memcache/clean/fastcache"
-
-	firewoodFileName = "firewood.db"
 )
 
 // CacheConfig contains the configuration values for the trie database
@@ -230,7 +227,7 @@ func (c *CacheConfig) triedbConfig() *triedb.Config {
 			log.Crit("Chain data directory must be specified for Firewood")
 		}
 		config.DBOverride = firewood.Config{
-			FilePath:             filepath.Join(c.ChainDataDir, firewoodFileName),
+			ChainDir:             c.ChainDataDir,
 			CleanCacheSize:       c.TrieCleanLimit * 1024 * 1024,
 			FreeListCacheEntries: firewood.Defaults.FreeListCacheEntries,
 			Revisions:            uint(c.StateHistory), // must be at least 2
diff --git a/core/extstate/database_test.go b/core/extstate/database_test.go
index a753530d6e..80c6b4700c 100644
--- a/core/extstate/database_test.go
+++ b/core/extstate/database_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func newFuzzState(t *testing.T) *fuzzState {
 
 	firewoodMemdb := rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 	fwCfg := firewood.Defaults                              // copy the defaults
-	fwCfg.FilePath = filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "firewood") // Use a temporary directory for the Firewood
+	fwCfg.ChainDir = filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "firewood") // Use a temporary directory for the Firewood
 	firewoodState := NewDatabaseWithConfig(
 		firewoodMemdb,
 		&triedb.Config{
diff --git a/core/genesis_test.go b/core/genesis_test.go
index 431b9c3f23..c0482bfb29 100644
--- a/core/genesis_test.go
+++ b/core/genesis_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	_ "embed"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ func newDbConfig(t *testing.T, scheme string) *triedb.Config {
 	case customrawdb.FirewoodScheme:
 		fwCfg := firewood.Defaults
 		// Create a unique temporary directory for each test
-		fwCfg.FilePath = filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "firewood_state") // matches blockchain.go
+		fwCfg.ChainDir = t.TempDir()
 		return &triedb.Config{DBOverride: fwCfg.BackendConstructor}
 	default:
 		t.Fatalf("unknown scheme %s", scheme)
diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index badd8cd65c..83b3e777f0 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func MakePreState(db ethdb.Database, accounts types.GenesisAlloc, snapshotter bo
 		tconf.DBOverride = pathdb.Defaults.BackendConstructor
 	case customrawdb.FirewoodScheme:
 		cfg := firewood.Defaults
-		cfg.FilePath = filepath.Join(tempdir, "firewood")
+		cfg.ChainDir = filepath.Join(tempdir, "firewood")
 		tconf.DBOverride = cfg.BackendConstructor
 	default:
 		panic("unknown trie database scheme" + scheme)
diff --git a/triedb/firewood/database.go b/triedb/firewood/database.go
index 3ffa60e5ea..f12c83c68a 100644
--- a/triedb/firewood/database.go
+++ b/triedb/firewood/database.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/triedb/database"
 )
 
+const (
+	dbFileName  = "firewood.db"
+	logFileName = "firewood.log"
+)
+
 var (
 	_ proposable = (*ffi.Database)(nil)
 	_ proposable = (*ffi.Proposal)(nil)
@@ -61,7 +66,7 @@ type ProposalContext struct {
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-	FilePath             string
+	ChainDir             string
 	CleanCacheSize       int  // Size of the clean cache in bytes
 	FreeListCacheEntries uint // Number of free list entries to cache
 	Revisions            uint
@@ -99,11 +104,20 @@ type Database struct {
 // New creates a new Firewood database with the given disk database and configuration.
 // Any error during creation will cause the program to exit.
 func New(config Config) (*Database, error) {
-	if err := validatePath(config.FilePath); err != nil {
+	if err := validatePath(config.ChainDir); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fw, err := ffi.New(config.FilePath, &ffi.Config{
+	// Start the logs prior to opening the database
+	logPath := filepath.Join(config.ChainDir, logFileName)
+	if err := ffi.StartLogs(&ffi.LogConfig{Path: logPath}); err != nil {
+		// This shouldn't be a fatal error, as this can only be called once per thread.
+		// Specifically, this will return an error in unit tests.
+		log.Error("firewood: error starting logs", "error", err)
+	}
+
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(config.ChainDir, dbFileName)
+	fw, err := ffi.New(dbPath, &ffi.Config{
 		NodeCacheEntries:     uint(config.CleanCacheSize) / 256, // TODO: estimate 256 bytes per node
 		FreeListCacheEntries: config.FreeListCacheEntries,
 		Revisions:            config.Revisions,
@@ -127,13 +141,12 @@ func New(config Config) (*Database, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func validatePath(path string) error {
-	if path == "" {
-		return errors.New("firewood database file path must be set")
+func validatePath(dir string) error {
+	if dir == "" {
+		return errors.New("chain data directory must be set")
 	}
 
 	// Check that the directory exists
-	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
 	switch info, err := os.Stat(dir); {
 	case os.IsNotExist(err):
 		log.Info("Database directory not found, creating", "path", dir)