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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.
After Oregon’s devastating 2020 Labor Day fires, the Legislature passed a bill that was supposed to lead to more wildfire awareness and resilience. But the resulting map led to a huge backlash ...
The Oregon House voted Tuesday to repeal a controversial wildfire hazard map and home-hardening requirements that accompanied it. Rural Oregonians and their representatives in the Legislature had ...
For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KOIN.com. Oregon Republican lawmakers introduce bill to repeal ‘flawed’ Wildfire Hazard Map ...
Now the challenge is to fund them at the levels we need.” The wildfire hazard map, created by Senate Bill 762 in 2021, was meant to identify areas in Oregon with high wildfire risk.
By passing Senate Bill 88, lawmakers were able to repeal the map that was introduced in 2021. It now moves to the House, and if passed, to Gov. Tina Kotek's desk.
SALEM, OR – Oregon Senate Democrats today led repeal of the state’s official wildfire-hazard map, a document that did not correctly represent variation in individual property conditions and ...
Oregon wildfire hazard map: See how your property fares Insurgent law firms win big in clash over wildfire victims Oregon will withdraw, revise controversial wildfire risk map ...