SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A revamped version of a map indicating where the highest areas of wildfire risk are in the state of Oregon has been published, and the state is seeking public comment. The state ...

For the second time in two years, Oregon lawmakers want to kill a map meant to identify areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfires but that has become a lightning rod for anger from rural residents ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Forestry has published a draft of its new “wildfire hazards” map, which identifies the areas of the state most threatened by wildfires. The Oregon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's statewide wildfire risk assessment map has been a source of contention since its inception — and most recently, state House and Senate Republicans want to do away with the ...

Clark County and Clackamas County open warming shelters as temperatures drop Due to cold temperatures in the region, warming shelters will be opening overnight in both Clark County in Vancouver and ...

The maps classify the wildfire hazard for every taxable property in the state, triggering some new requirements for home hardening and buffer zones. Oregon finalized a new system for managing wildfire ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon homeowners living in certain areas at high risk of wildfire will face stricter building codes and mandates to reduce vegetation on their properties under new “wildfire ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue. The latest version of the Oregon ...