A bill that would eliminate a controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday.

Two senate bills are making their case as replacements to the state’s repealed wildfire hazard map. Senate Bill 83 and Senate ...

Despite a five-fold increase in state-designated danger zones, private carriers use their own risk templates for determining ...

Ashland, for example, has required fire-resistant building codes for ... Bill to eliminate controversial Oregon wildfire risk map moves forward Oregon lawmakers renew consideration of motorcycle ...

For the first time since November 2019, Oregon is drought-free. READ MORE | March snowfall keeps Cascades snowpack above ...

Under SB 762, homeowners living in areas that are at a high wildfire risk face stricter building codes and must reduce ...

And everyone in the very-high zones must maintain 100 feet of fire-safe landscaping around structures. Similar maps sparked a homeowner uprising in Oregon in 2022. “A tidal wave” of property ...

Snow water equivalent maps tell the story of a state ... record for the most acres burned in a single fire season. Parts of central and eastern Oregon were under some sort of drought designation ...

California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CalFire ... That may be a tough sell to wary homeowners. The state of Oregon’s release of its own hazard maps in 2022 sparked a political ...