Republicans touted different pieces of legislation — such as Senate Bill 678 — that would eliminate the map. If ...

A wildfire risk map issued by the Oregon Department ... along with other areas scattered outside of cities in eastern Oregon. Mostly, it would require using fire-resistant building materials ...

Gov. Tina Kotek urged lawmakers this week to buckle down and make “hard decisions” about how to increase state funding for ...

On Feb. 17, Republican lawmakers convened en masse in Salem to savage the map, the final version of which was published in ...

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.

There’s been a bit of controversy since Oregon officials released the wildfire property risk maps which are intended to ...

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 best ...

Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a ...

Republican lawmakers want to repeal the statewide wildfire risk assessment map, claiming it has skyrocketed insurance rates and harmed land values.

A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.

Kotek directed the state forestry department to pause any further action based on the map until the Legislature decides to ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has paused appeals to the Wildfire Risk Map. It shows properties in the state that are in high fire areas that will need to increase fire prevention for new ...