Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas ...

The map repeal passed both chambers with bipartisan support. Republicans accused Democrats of using it as leverage.

The bill repeals a map meant to identify parts of Oregon at high risk of wildfires that became a lightning rod for anger from ...

Senate Bill 83 passed on Tuesday with a bipartisan vote of 50 to 1. The bill eliminates state building code standards and ...

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 ...

This is Oregon's second attempt at creating a wildfire map. State fire officials and Oregon State University first released a map in 2022 under a tight one-year deadline set by Senate Bill 762.

Wildfire risk map angers rural Oregon residents. The map was born in 2021 when the Legislature passed Senate Bill 762 to “help Oregon modernize and improve wildfire preparedness.” It came in ...

Oregon Dept. of Forestry/OSU Interactive version of final revised Oregon wildfire hazard zones map was made available online in early January 2025; state law forbids insurers from using the state ...

The Deschutes County Commission voted 2-1 Monday to file an appeal of the state’s wildfire hazard map on behalf of all 21,258 properties in the highest designation, a move intended to send a ...

Unraveling of the ‘risk map’ 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 ...

A bipartisan coalition of Oregon lawmakers is pushing to dismantle the state’s controversial wildfire risk maps and the mandates tied to them, citing widespread concerns from rural property ...

The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday repealing the state’s controversial wildfire hazard maps.