PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek directed the ...
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 ...
Firefighters battling large blazes in central Oregon and California's wine country made gains on fires threatening thousands of homes as the region remained gripped by scorching heat and high winds.
The Oregon House voted Tuesday to repeal a controversial wildfire hazard map and home-hardening requirements that accompanied it. Rural Oregonians and their representatives in the Legislature had ...
The House Committee on Climate and Energy on Thursday voted against sending a bill that would repeal the state’s controversial wildfire map to the chamber floor, prompting swift pushback from ...
Severe lightning storms sparked 72 wildfires of varying sizes across Jackson and Josephine counties in Southern Oregon on Tuesday. One of those, the Neil Creek Fire just south of Ashland, has sparked ...