Oregon wildfire map shows where new codes on defensible space and fire hardening will apply. Oregon's wildfire hazard mapping is at last complete, with 106,000 properties — 6% of the state's 1.9 ...

A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.

Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements under a new hazard map released Tuesday by state fire officials.

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 fire was called in around 3:45 a.m. Thursday. Both McLoughlin Boulevard and Main Street in Oregon City are also closed.

Clark County Public Health is celebrating the diversion of over 50,000 pounds of waste from landfills in 2024 through their “We Compost” Program. A California truck driver accused of crashing ...

Josephine County Commissioners are hosting a town hall later this week to talk about the Oregon Department of Forestry's ...

The maps classify the wildfire hazard for every taxable property in the state, triggering some new requirements for home hardening and buffer zones. Oregon finalized a new system for managing ...

Josephine County leaders are inviting the community to share their feedback on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) ...

The state-developed maps — which will not affect homeowners’ insurance rates, under Oregon law — create new rules for those living in the most fire-prone areas that also border wildlands ...

The yearslong process to produce a map that designates every part of Oregon as low, moderate or high risk of wildfires came about following the historic 2020 Labor Day wildfires that killed nine ...