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.

Happening now Josephine County Commissioners are hosting a town hall to talk about the Oregon Department of Forestry's ...

The maps can be viewed online on Oregon Explorer; they will be updated about every five years. The wildfire hazard map as mandated by Senate Bill 762, a $195 million legislative package in 2021 ...

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 ...

In Oregon, the new building and so-called defensible space codes will affect only about 106,000 tax lots. But experts say ...

A large fire broke out at the old Blue Heron paper mill on Main Street in Oregon City early Thursday morning. A plume of smoke could be seen in the area. Dozens of emergency units responded to the ...

At least 370 firefighters from Oregon are being deployed to southern California to assist in wildfire suppression for the raging fires around Los Angeles that have killed at least five and burned ...

“Oregon and California have a strong partnership supporting each other,” Ruiz-Temple said. “We both understand that fire does not recognize map lines, and we are ready to help each other ...

Oregon homeowners who live in certain areas at high risk of wildfire must now meet new building and so-called defensible space codes. Updated versions of state-developed wildfire hazard maps ...