Even state Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, whose 2021 bill called for the map said he thinks it needs to go. State Sen. Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, told the Oregon Senate on Thursday he wants the map ...
For the second time in two years, Oregon lawmakers want to kill a map ... Please help us as we repeal the fire maps,” said Sen. Noah Robinson, R-Cave Junction. Robinson introduced a bill ...
The state’s wildfire maps are clearly flawed ... Almost all Central Oregon is a high risk area. As the Alameda wildfire in Oregon and others across the state and continent have shown, cities ...
Oregon lawmakers from both parties are scrambling to respond to a sagebrush rebellion against a state-issued wildfire hazard map. On Feb. 17, Republican lawmakers convened en masse in Salem to savage ...
LCSO officials said the fire is being treated as suspicious. As of Wednesday morning, Oregon State Fire Marshall’s are on scene investigating the fire which was reported around 3:15 a.m. at the Bella ...
Fire Maps: RED SEA: The state finalized its map of fire risks in January. (Oregon State University/Bureau of Land Management) Republicans say the wildfire hazard map is causing panic for many ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek ...
The Central Oregon Avalanche Center posted to social ... The incident is currently active and COAvy will continue to provide updates as necessary. The avalanche danger in the central Cascades ...
The map lists addresses, which are searchable online, as having a high-, medium- or low-risk designation. It is the product of years of work between the state agency and the university, and was meant ...
(KATU) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ... the Deputy Director of Fire Operations at ODF. If the legislature does not change the map or appeals the process this session, ODF will refer the list ...
The new maps add 1.4 million acres of land statewide into higher fire severity categories, accompanied by stricter building and local planning code requirements for property owners. To view the ...