A bill that would eliminate a controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday.

Under SB 762, homeowners living in areas that are at a high wildfire risk face stricter building codes and must reduce ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire voted unanimously to advance Senate Bill 83.

Sharon Shewmake, D-Bellingham. Oregon and Washington had about the same number of fires last year, but while 2 million acres (810,000 hectares) burned in Oregon, only about 300,000 acres (120,000 ...

Lawmakers from both parties support scrapping Oregon's wildfire hazard map four years after devastating fires, saying it failed to accurately assess risk.

Oregon Wild also said the order was sloppy, including the map that identified “Forest ... forests that destroys wildlife ...

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 ...

Senate Bill 83, which seeks to repeal the controversial wildfire hazard map and the related regulations, advanced today after ...