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

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

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

Insurance companies barred from using maps to determine rates. Oregon officials stressed that passage of legislation in 2023 ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon has finalized its statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface, with the final versions now accessible on the Oregon Explorer website.

The system is based on new statewide wildfire hazard maps that classify each of Oregon’s 1.9 million taxable properties as carrying a low, medium or high wildfire hazard.

Related: View the interactive wildfire hazard map here 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 ...

In Oregon, the new building and so-called defensible space codes will affect only about 106,000 tax lots. But experts say that’s an important step in identifying and protecting fire-prone areas ...

Oregon Dept. of Forestry/OSU Interactive version of final revised Oregon wildfire hazard zones map was made available online in early January 2025; state law forbids insurers from using the state ...