The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon’s southwest, central and eastern areas, according to the map. In northwest Oregon, most of the Willamette Valley is ...
Nearly one million acres in Oregon have burned as 38 large wildfires remain uncontrolled ... A westerly wind pushed smoke mostly into central and eastern Oregon Thursday morning, and that trend ...
Oregon House and Senate Republicans are continuing to push back against the state's wildfire hazard map, introducing a bill ...
Discussions around repealing the state wildfire hazard maps continue to move forward in Deschutes County and the state ...
The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against the state’s map.
The latest version of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map is raising concerns from homeowners all across the state, especially in rural areas. The problem is that many claim the map is inconsistent.
The map designates every part of Oregon as low, moderate or high risk of wildfires. The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon’s southwest, central and eastern ...
The state’s wildfire maps are clearly flawed ... to have lower risk ratings than rural residents. Almost all Central Oregon is a high risk area. As the Alameda wildfire in Oregon and others ...
The state wildfire hazard map is ... whose 2021 bill called for the map said he thinks it needs to go. State Sen. Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, told the Oregon Senate on Thursday he wants the map ...
LA PINE, Oregon — Gusty winds fueled a rapidly growing wildfire just outside the central Oregon community of La Pine and prompted evacuations Tuesday. The fire was estimated to be 2.7 square ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek ...