After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.

Oregon abandons wildfire risk maps By Adam Aton | 06/30/2025 06:07 AM EDT The state tried to link building codes to hazardous areas, provoking a yearslong backlash from rural communities.

The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday repealing the state’s controversial wildfire hazard maps.

The Oregon House voted Tuesday to repeal a controversial wildfire hazard map and home-hardening requirements that accompanied it.

After Oregon’s devastating 2020 Labor Day fires, the Legislature passed a bill that was supposed to lead to more wildfire awareness and resilience. But the resulting map led to a huge backlash ...

A bill that would eliminate a controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday.

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

The revised statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface are complete and final versions are now available on the Oregon Explorer website, the Oregon Department of ...

Lightning strikes, hot temperatures and dry winds fueled the ignition and spread of numerous Oregon wildfires over the weekend Here are updates on the most active fires, evacuations and closures.

Sunday's thunderstorms led to more work for firefighters. Lightning in central and eastern Oregon sparked new fires.

Wildfire Roundup: Fires burning across Oregon this week Elk Lane Fire (Central Oregon Fire Info) By FOX 12 Staff Published: Aug. 5, 2024 at 1:13 PM PDT | Updated: Aug. 11, 2024 at 2:27 PM PDT ...

Over 30 major wildfires continue to burn in Washington and Oregon. See the map of burn areas for the latest updates.