Why lawmakers are seeking to kill Oregon wildfire risk map for second time
Oregon lawmakers want to kill a wildfire risk map meant to identify areas of high risk that has become a lightning rod for ...
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Lawmakers and Gov. Tina Kotek Try to Control Damage From Fire Maps
On Feb. 17, Republican lawmakers convened en masse in Salem to savage the map, the final version of which was published in ...
Oregon House and Senate Republicans want to do away with statewide wildfire risk map
Republican lawmakers want to repeal the statewide wildfire risk assessment map, claiming it has skyrocketed insurance rates and harmed land values.
Oregon wildfire hazard map up for repeal, changes in state legislature
Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue.
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Oregon lawmakers seek repeal of wildfire hazard maps citing property value insurance concerns
There’s been a bit of controversy since Oregon officials released the wildfire property risk maps which are intended to ...
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Oregon lawmaker proposes changing revised state wildfire risk map to curb anger and rumors
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 ...
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Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection this week released new fire hazard severity zone maps for dozens of inland Northern California cities and towns — the first updates to ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek pauses referrals for appealing wildfire hazard map as state lawmakers call for repeal
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 ...
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Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
The new maps are expected to expand the roughly 800,000 acres currently in local fire jurisdictions zoned as “very high” by an additional 247,000 acres. Some 1.16 million acres will be categor ...
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State's fire map catches heat in Deschutes County
Deschutes County won’t join others that have asked the state to walk back its map assigning a wildfire hazard level to every tax lot in Oregon — but the map has caught plenty of heat from ...
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Oregon fire responds to natural gas leak
OREGON, Ohio — Oregon Fire and Rescue responded to a natural gas leak Thursday morning at 816 N. Lallendorf Road near York Street. Oregon fire said a passer-by heard a loud noise coming from ...
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Oregon firefighters headed home after battling Southern California wildfires
(Oregon State Fire Marshal) Oregon State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple sent a total of 370 firefighters and 105 engines to aid in stopping the fires. The response was the largest out-of-state ...