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What to know: A map of Oregon’s Durkee Fire, the largest in the U.S.
Some 2,800 lightning strikes observed Wednesday caused more than 60 new fire starts, satellite imagery showed, according to the National Weather Service. It was one of Oregon’s most extreme days ...
Oregon county to file mass appeal of state’s wildfire hazard map
The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against ...
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Bootleg Fire: Satellite shows damage of largest active US fire
The Bootleg Fire along the Oregon and California border has become the largest wildfire in the US this year. It has scorched over 388,350 acres of Oregon's forests since 6 July. Satellite images ...
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Oregon lawmakers ask insurers to pause dropping policies based on internal wildfire risk maps
Two Oregon lawmakers are calling on major insurance companies to stop using their own internal wildfire risk maps to drop ...
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Oregon Republicans introduce bill to repeal wildfire hazard map
Oregon House and Senate Republicans are continuing to push back against the state's wildfire hazard map, introducing a bill ...