The map came with new requirements for risky properties. Scrapping it would end a “prolonged and ultimately pointless ...

Oregon senators voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal a highly controversial wildfire hazard map. Republican lawmakers have repeatedly criticized the map, which they say has punished rural property ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved a step closer to reality after it passed the Oregon Senate.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The state Senate has passed a bill that would repeal Oregon's controversial wildfire hazard map. The ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill ...

Gov. Tina Kotek and state fire officials held a press conference at Oregon's largest wildfire supply depot to discuss the state's readiness efforts.

Oregon lawmakers are working to disentangle requirements for rural “accessory dwelling units,” commonly called “granny flats, ...

The Oregon Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday in an effort to repeal the state’s controversial Wildfire Hazard Map.

A contentious Oregon wildfire map that imposed new regulations on high-risk landowners may be swapped for incentives meant to promote home hardening and defensible space. The Senate Natural ...

Four years of work and multiple drafts later, the controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map has gone up in smoke. In a unanimous decision, a Senate committee approved Senate Bill 83, which would ...

Hot weather, gusty winds and extreme lightning activity have spread critical fire conditions across parts of Oregon, fueling the Durkee Fire in the eastern part of the state, the nation’s ...

The wildfire hazard map caused fear and uncertainty ... With this step forward, we’re delivering the change that rural Oregon has long deserved.” SB 83 puts responsibility on local communities ...