Several evacuation warnings and orders have been issued. In a recent update, Cal Fire said even more evacuation warnings have ...

It sounds crazy, but your water bottle could actually start a fire in your car. Idaho Power found out firsthand.

Most of the trainees work for the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), but some are with federal, local or private agencies. Hunter Smith, who ...

PORTLAND — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentious wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in ...

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

The map repeal passed both chambers with bipartisan support. Republicans accused Democrats of using it as leverage.

The Trump administration rescinded a rule meant to safeguard forests across the West in a move that could open 2 million ...

A bipartisan coalition of Oregon lawmakers is pushing to dismantle the state's controversial wildfire risk maps and the mandates tied to them, citing widespread concerns from rural property owners ...

Cal Fire’s 2025 fire hazard severity zone map for San Luis Obispo County shows very high hazard areas in red, high hazard areas in orange and moderate hazard areas in yellow. ... In Oregon, a ...

Very-high fire zones in the region grew 26% in maps released last month by the state Forestry and Fire Protection Department, or Cal Fire. When including the moderate and high zones, the region ...

And those maps are more detailed and up-to-date than the new Cal Fire hazard zones. “The Cal Fire maps are not what we use to look at our risk,” said Janet Ruiz, Western U.S. representative for the ...