SALEM, Ore. — It’s that time of year when we’re thinking about wildfires, and right now the state is working on a map intended to help Oregonians know where the highest fire risks are. That said, ...

After Oregon’s devastating 2020 Labor Day fires, the Legislature passed a bill that was supposed to lead to more wildfire awareness and resilience. Among other things, Senate Bill 762 created a map of ...

For the second time in two years, Oregon lawmakers want to kill a map meant to identify areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfires but that has become a lightning rod for anger from rural residents ...

Oregon Department of Forestry has been inundated with complaints after releasing a map of wildfire risk on every tax lot in the state. The Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer map, created by Oregon State ...