Gov. Tina Kotek urged lawmakers this week to buckle down and make “hard decisions” about how to increase state funding for wildfire mitigation and fire fighting. She highlighted a wide ranging ...

A La Pine local is planning a peaceful rally this month in Salem. The focus is Oregon's wildfire hazard map. Veteran Bill ...

President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support ...

Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action on the state’s new Wildfire Hazard Map until the Legislature decides what ...

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

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 ...

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

Oregon lawmakers want to kill a wildfire risk map meant to identify areas of high risk that has become a lightning rod for ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has ordered the Oregon Department of Forestry to continue to accept all appeals of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map.