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

Oregon has finalized its statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface, with the final versions now accessible on the Oregon Explorer website. CONTINUING COVERAGE ...

Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements ...

Oregon has released a new version of a set of maps that show wildfire risk for every property in the state. The maps, which are still in draft form, will be used to determine which properties meet ...

Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and reduce vegetation around their homes under new “wildfire hazard maps ...

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

Rob Odom, an Oregon State University spokesperson, said the university experts who worked on the maps with the Oregon Department of Forestry would “continue to partner with the state when needed.” ...

The Oregon Health Authority released updated data, including four maps, that show the scale of nitrate contamination in domestic well water in Morrow and Umatilla counties. Groundwater in the ...

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The maps were developed by Oregon State University and ODF with three primary goals: Educate Oregon residents and property owners about the level of hazard where they live. Assist in prioritizing ...

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 ...