Hot weather, gusty winds and extreme lightning activity have spread critical fire conditions across parts of Oregon, fueling the Durkee Fire in the eastern part of the state, the nation’s ...

A repeal of Oregon’s wildfire risk map is still on track, kind of like getting off the freeway and taking Highway 99 while driving slowly but still in the same ...

Democrats say they want to repeal the map, but want to first evaluate it in the context of other wildfire bills.

Nearly one million acres in Oregon have burned as 38 large wildfires remain uncontrolled across the state, including one of the nation's largest wildland fires. The majority of the blazes have ...

The Pacific Northwest faces a multitude of major fires, blanketing the region in smoke and evacuation notices. More than 1 million acres have burned in Oregon and in Washington, Governor Jay ...

The yearslong process to produce a map that designates every part of Oregon as low, moderate or high risk of wildfires came about following the historic 2020 Labor Day wildfires that killed nine ...

Many homeowners in Central Oregon are receiving notices that their home insurance policies are changing or even being canceled, due to increased wildfire risks. From staggering rate increases to ...

Many homeowners in Central Oregon are receiving notices that their home insurance policies are changing due to increased fire risks. From staggering rate increases to notices of cancellation, a large ...

A bipartisan coalition of Oregon lawmakers is pushing to dismantle the state's controversial wildfire risk maps and the ...

The wildfire hazard map, created by Senate Bill 762 in 2021, was meant to identify areas in Oregon with high wildfire risk. The map requires stricter building codes and defensible space ...

A contentious Oregon wildfire map that imposed new regulations on high-risk landowners may be swapped for incentives meant to promote home hardening and defensible space. The Senate Natural ...