In a show of support for Oregon's wildland firefighters, Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed July 2, 2025, as Wildland ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected ...

The smaller particles could in fact be more harmful as they can get through the body's natural defenses and cause significant health problems.

The bill repeals a map meant to identify parts of Oregon at high risk of wildfires that became a lightning rod for anger from ...

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 ...

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 “wildfire hazard maps ...

This is Oregon’s second attempt at creating a wildfire map. State fire officials and OSU first released a map in 2022 under a tight one-year deadline set by Senate Bill 762 .

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.