PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state — labeling nearly 80,000 structures as high-risk — generated so much pushback from angry homeowners ...
At least 850 personnel are fighting the Burdoin Fire and some national forest lands in the Columbia River Gorge are now closed.
Since the devastating 2020 Labor Day wildfires, the Oregon Legislature has passed a range of laws to create fire-adapted communities. Among these laws is SB 762, adopted in 2021, which required the ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Researchers at the University of Oregon are warning that the risk of wildfires are going up, but they are seeing less investment in cameras that monitor wildfires. Unless the Oregon ...
SALEM, Ore. -- While the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades is known for its seemingly constant rain, much of Oregon is preparing for drought conditions and increased wildfire risk for the summer.