SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon has finalized its statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface, with the final versions now accessible on the Oregon Explorer website.

The map repeal passed both chambers with bipartisan support. Republicans accused Democrats of using it as leverage.

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

Insurance companies barred from using maps to determine rates. Oregon officials stressed that passage of legislation in 2023 ...

Zone JAC-437 has been downgraded to a Level 1 'Be Ready' evacuation.

Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas ...

The system is based on new statewide wildfire hazard maps that classify each of Oregon’s 1.9 million taxable properties as carrying a low, medium or high wildfire hazard.

Related: View the interactive wildfire hazard map here This is Oregon’s second attempt at creating a wildfire map. State fire officials and OSU first released a map in 2022 under a tight one ...

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

A fter continuous calls for a repeal of the statewide wildfire hazard map, the Oregon legislature this week passed Senate ...