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Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements.
After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger ...
The map categorizes all of Oregon’s 1.9 million property tax lots into one of three wildfire hazard zones: low, moderate, or high. It also indicates whether a tax lot falls within the boundaries ...
The Flat fire in Jefferson and Deschutes counties, which began Thursday and has burned through more than 18,000 acres, is 0% ...
After getting feedback from thousands of Oregonians, state officials have withdrawn a map that identified the approximate wildfire risk for every corner of Oregon.
A rare August storm is bringing heavy rainfall across the Pacific Northwest this weekend, with several inches of rain likely.
Republicans who'd argued the map was a blatant Democratic gerrymander elected not to appeal their case to the Oregon Supreme Court.
In 2021, Oregon passed Senate Bill 762 to address future wildfires. Part of the law led the state to create a wildfire risk assessment map.
Oregon’s congressional map earned itself an “F” due to significant Democratic advantage and advantages to incumbents, the report said.