After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger ...

After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.

After the devastating 2020 Labor Day fires, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill that was supposed to lead to more wildfire awareness and resilience. It created a map of areas at high risk of fire.

Oregon abandons wildfire risk maps By Adam Aton | 06/30/2025 06:07 AM EDT The state tried to link building codes to hazardous areas, provoking a yearslong backlash from rural communities.

The Pickett Fire, the largest wildfire in the San Francisco Bay Area this year, started on Thursday and has burned about 10 ...

The largest wildfire in Oregon remains under a red flag warning through Aug. 26, meaning it's expected to continue growing in ...

It’s been a mostly quiet season for wildfires in Oregon this summer, but that could change in a big way over the next week.

After state effort failed, county restarts its own After Oregon’s multi-year effort failed to implement codes for wildfire ...

Thousands of homes were under evacuation orders and warnings on Sunday from wildfires in Northern California wine country and ...

Deschutes County Commissioners pulled back on more requirements for wildfire-resistant homes but want to move forward.

Multiple wildfires have already erupted in parts of the western United States, including in Oregon and California's Napa ...

A year after Oregon endures its most destructive fire season on record in 2020, state lawmakers order a map estimating the wildfire risk for every property in the state. It’s the kind of rating ...