The state's wildfire forecast is expected to ... A westerly wind pushed smoke mostly into central and eastern Oregon Thursday morning, and that trend should continue, Saltenberger said.

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

The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon’s southwest, central and eastern areas, according to the map. A wildfire risk map issued by the Oregon Department of ...

Oregon Republican legislators are coming out against the state’s wildfire hazard map and seeking its repeal. The map ...

Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a bipartisan package of wildfire prevention initiatives, including one that ...

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

Republican state lawmakers held a press conference on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 on their efforts to repeal a wildfire risk map in ...

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

Traditionally, cities in the West have borne the brunt of wildfire smoke. Medford, Grants Pass and Bend in Oregon topped the list as the smokiest cities, on average, between 2019 and 2023 ...

Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) plans to reintroduce a bill to help wildfire-affected communities. Golden’s past attempts failed ...

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 ...