To determine the hazard level for an area, factors such as fire history, existing and potential vegetation, predicted flame ...

The new maps add 1.4 million acres of land statewide into higher fire severity categories, accompanied by stricter building ...

California officials on Monday released another set of county maps rating the likelihood and severity of wildfires as part of an executive order by Gov. Gavin Newsom signed earlier this month.

The map reveals some areas entered the "very high risk" category. That means homeowners in those zones will now have to ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek hosted a roundtable discussion Monday to cover a range of topics facing the state, including the ...

A town hall to discuss Oregon’s controversial Wildfire Hazard Maps is being organized by Rogue Valley legislators and a ...

Property owners in Oregon have until March 10 to file their intent to appeal designations made by the state's recently ...

After a bumpy time for Oregon's Department of Forestry and the abrupt resignation of its leader, Kotek wants to pick the next state forester.

Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action on the state’s new Wildfire Hazard Map until the Legislature decides what ...

On Feb. 17, Republican lawmakers convened en masse in Salem to savage the map, the final version of which was published in ...

Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue.