Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to ...

Republicans touted different pieces of legislation — such as Senate Bill 678 — that would eliminate the map. If ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has paused appeals to the Wildfire Risk Map. It shows properties in the state that are in high fire areas that will need to increase fire prevention for new ...

The state-developed maps — which will not affect homeowners’ insurance rates, under Oregon law — create new rules for those living in the most fire-prone areas that also border wildlands ...