The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against ...

The point of the Wildfire Risk Map, first published in 2022, was to inform lawmakers and agencies like the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office about where to ...

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The latest version of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map is raising concerns from homeowners all across the state, especially in rural areas. The problem is that many claim the map is inconsistent.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek ...

The point of the Wildfire Risk Map, first published in 2022, was to inform lawmakers and agencies like the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office about where to ...

SALEM, Ore.- Monday, Oregon Republican legislators are coming out against the state’s wildfire hazard map and seeking its repeal. The map designates wildfire risk statewide. Oregon’s Republican state ...

A public town hall was held Saturday at White Mountain Middle School in White City about Oregon’s wildfire hazard map.

A wildfire risk map issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University breaks the state up into areas with low, moderate and high risk of wildfire. Oregon Republicans said the ...