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The bill repeals a map meant to identify parts of Oregon at high risk of wildfires that became a lightning rod for anger from rural residents.
The Durkee Fire in eastern Oregon has become the largest wildfire in the U.S. Here’s what to know about its location, spread and containment efforts.
The map repeal passed both chambers with bipartisan support. Republicans accused Democrats of using it as leverage.
Severe lightning storms Monday night sparked 72 wildfires of varying sizes across Jackson and Josephine counties in southern ...
Oregon’s 2025 wildfire season hit us with a devastating start. My heart breaks for the 56 families who lost everything when ...
Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contested wildfire hazard map. The repeal measure passed the state House on Tuesday with just one vote opposed.
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.
After Oregon’s devastating 2020 Labor Day fires, the Legislature passed a bill that was supposed to lead to more wildfire awareness and resilience. But the resulting map led to a huge backlash ...
Dunn and Oregon State researchers worked with the U.S. Forest Service and the Oregon Department of Forestry in 2022 to develop the searchable “Wildfire Risk Explorer” map, which the state ...
The Durkee Fire, one of the largest in the U.S., has burned 270,000 acres. Track the 38 uncontrolled wildfires that burned nearly 1 million acres.
The Oregon Department of State Lands keeps a map of the vital waterways where the state's most iconic and vulnerable fish species are born. The map this year adds more than 100 miles of streams ...