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Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements.

Oregon lawmakers are working to disentangle requirements for rural “accessory dwelling units,” commonly called “granny flats,” from a statewide wildfire map that’s likely to be ...

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 ...

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 ...

How right-wing misinformation killed Oregon’s wildfire risk map Lawmakers' attempt to help people most at risk drew accusations that they were trying to "depopulate rural areas" ...

In 2020, Deschutes County produced a wildfire hazard area map as it considered how to apply new codes for protecting buildings from wildfire. (Deschutes County) ...

Oregon’s wildfire season last year was a record in terms of cost and acres burned, and wind-fueled blazes over Labor Day weekend in 2020 killed nine people and destroyed thousands of homes.