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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Editor's note: On Aug. 4, 2022 the Oregon Department of Forestry announced they're withdrawing their wildfire risk assessment map and will go back to their partners at OSU to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state — labeling nearly 80,000 structures as high-risk — generated so much pushback from angry ...

The state tried to link building codes to hazardous areas, provoking a yearslong backlash from rural communities.

Oregon’s new wildfire risk map was pulled after pushback from residents, ... They are green year-round, yet they are in high or extreme risk category,” said Branden Larsen, ...

Oregon officials released a map this summer that offered a detailed look at the dangers of wildfire across the state — right down to the tax lot and property level. Then they withdrew it.

The bill repeals a map meant to identify parts of Oregon at high risk of wildfires that became a lightning rod for anger from rural residents.

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Oregon experiences its heaviest wildfire activity during the summer months, but fires can occur at any time of year, including spring. Keep ...

The Durkee Fire, one of the largest in the U.S., has burned 270,000 acres. Track the 38 uncontrolled wildfires that burned nearly 1 million acres.

Oregon has finalized its statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface, ... They are green year-round, yet they are in high or extreme risk category." ...