The increasing threat of wildfires and funding issues with ODOT where just two topics KATU's Steve Dunn discussed in an exclusive interview with the governor.

Kotek directed the state forestry department to pause any further action based on the map until the Legislature decides to ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has paused appeals to the Wildfire Risk Map. It shows properties in the state that are in high fire areas that will need to increase fire prevention for new ...

Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue.

A full house of worried Deschutes County residents showed up Wednesday as county commissioners discussed the state’s recently ...

Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) plans to reintroduce a bill to help wildfire-affected communities. Golden’s past attempts failed ...

And, despite the maps becoming Californians’ go-to source for hazard information, Cal Fire stresses its directive from lawmakers was to determine where officials need to enforce often costly ...

Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements under a new hazard map ... Oregon. Mostly, it would require using fire ...

Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire Tuesday that spread over nearly 10 square miles of remote terrain a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in south San Diego County. "Firefighters ...

While wildfires have primarily been associated with western states, including massive fires in California in 2020 or in Oregon last year, an analysis of FEMA data reveals significant fire risks in ...

The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission decides to postpone release of a sage grouse habitat maps for Grant County, following resistance from county residents who fear those maps ...