Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and reduce vegetation around their homes under new “wildfire hazard maps” unveiled ...

SALEM, Ore. — It’s that time of year when we’re thinking about wildfires, and right now the state is working on a map intended to help Oregonians know where the highest fire risks are. That said, ...

Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements under a new hazard map released Tuesday by state fire officials. The ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a bipartisan package of wildfire prevention ...

Oregon has a new draft map illustrating which areas are most susceptible to wildfires. Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Forestry released the proposed wildfire hazard map Thursday ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A remade version of an Oregon state map that shows each property’s risk of wildfire will not be released as early as expected, the Oregon Department of Forestry announced ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – 150 years ago - on August 20, 1873 - the oil burning wicks of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse were lit for the first time, welcoming mariners and warning them about the rocky shores ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentious wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building ...

Historic wildfires continue to burn across the western United States, causing tragic loss of life, mass evacuations, insurmountable damage, and a vast haze of deep orange in the skies. The fires have ...

A new tool is available for tracking chemical pollution across Oregon. Beyond Toxics has launched an interactive pesticide ...