Oregon House and Senate Republicans are continuing to push back against the state's wildfire hazard map, introducing a bill ...

Super Bowl Sunday offered Oregonians their first shot of 2025 to glimpse the northern lights. Now, only a few weeks later, state residents have another — slim but not impossible — chance to catch some ...

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.

Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action on the state’s new Wildfire Hazard Map until the Legislature decides what to do with it. Kotek on Monday directed the Oregon Department of ...

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 ...

Further, because the map was created by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Forestry in a “landscape style way,” it led to flooded farm fields, for example, being labeled as ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's statewide wildfire risk assessment map has been a source of contention since its inception — and most recently, state House and Senate Republicans want to do away ...