The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon’s southwest ... The road to the current map has been years in the making. After the initial wildfire map was released ...

“Oregonians have raised concerns over the current Oregon Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map, and this issue runs parallel to our urgent need for long-term, sustainable funding for wildfire response ...

Two Oregon lawmakers are calling on major insurance companies to stop using their own internal wildfire risk maps to drop ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry has published a draft of its new “wildfire hazards” map, which identifies the areas of the state most threatened by wildfires.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Republicans in the Oregon legislature introduced a bill on Tuesday to repeal the state’s Wildfire Hazard Map, citing concerns that the wildfire resiliency tool is ...

The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against the state’s map.

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

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 ...