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 latest version of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map is raising concerns from homeowners all across the state, especially in rural areas. The problem is that many claim the map is inconsistent.

Another sign of the continued fire danger is Level 3 and 2 evacuation alerts the Linn County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday around the nearly 200-acre Bingham Fire spotted Monday in the Mt ...

BEND, Ore. (KATU) — Driven by extreme fire behavior, the Cram Fire exploded to 64,295 acres on Tuesday, fire officials at the ...

Following outcry from rural Oregon property owners faced with stricter building codes and fewer insurers willing to write fire policies, Governor ...

An Oregon law passed in 2023 explicitly prohibits insurance companies from using state wildfire hazard maps to raise rates, cancel policies, or refuse to renew coverage, but Cass and Gebhart don ...

For Oregon property owners, the Oregon Department of Forestry officially adopted new wildfire hazard and wildland-urban interface maps on January 7, 2025. To check a property’s designations and ...

County commissioners from across Oregon raise concerns over proposed wildfire hazard map By Justin Higginbottom (Jefferson Public Radio) Aug. 28, 2024 10:37 a.m.