Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) plans to reintroduce a bill to help wildfire-affected communities. Golden’s past attempts failed, but wildfire funding remains a priority for lawmakers.

The wildfire hazard map aims to educate Oregon residents and property owners about the level of hazard in their area, assist in prioritizing fire adaptation and mitigation resources for the most ...

Mostly, it would require using fire-resistant building materials ... of legislation in 2023 “prohibits insurers in Oregon from using this map, or any statewide map, for making decisions ...

Community members were vocal at a town hall meeting Thursday night to talk about the Oregon Department of Forestry's ...

“There’s very little in this map that hasn’t been illustrated or represented in other products produced by researchers or the insurance community themselves,” he said. Oregon fire ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and reduce vegetation around their homes under new ...

At least 370 firefighters from Oregon are being deployed to southern California to assist in wildfire suppression for the raging fires around Los Angeles that have killed at least five and burned ...

The state-developed maps — which will not affect homeowners’ insurance rates, under Oregon law — create new rules for those living in the most fire-prone areas that also border wildlands ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and reduce vegetation around their homes under new ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB The state-developed maps — which will not affect homeowners’ insurance rates, under Oregon law — create new rules for those living in the most fire-prone areas ...

Oregon homeowners who live in certain areas at high risk of wildfire must now meet new building and so-called defensible space codes ...