PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday in an effort to repeal the state’s controversial Wildfire Hazard Map. The Wildfire Hazard Map was created in 2021 ...

SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon Senate has voted to repeal the controversial Oregon wildfire ... after the current legislative session has concluded. In addition to repealing the map, the bill ...

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

their preparation for the 2025 fire season is already underway using money allocated for the current biennium and government grants. The Oregon Department of Forestry is working on landscape ...

Fire and forestry officials on Wednesday ... where precipitation has been below average for much of the state. Oregon also has the added benefit of no current drought conditions, an anomaly ...

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 one step closer to reality on April 22 after it passed the Oregon Senate. It now moves onto the House. Senate Bill 83 ...

Oregon lawmakers are working to disentangle requirements for rural “accessory dwelling units,” commonly called “granny flats,” from a statewide wildfire map that’s likely to be discontinued.