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New Oregon wildfire risk maps show which areas most likely to burn, bring damage
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.
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Oregon homeowners face rising insurance costs as wildfire risk grows
Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) plans to reintroduce a bill to help wildfire-affected communities. Golden’s past attempts failed, but wildfire funding remains a priority for lawmakers.
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New Oregon wildfire map finalized
Oregon Humane Society and Greater Good Charities. Two people and their two cats are without a home following a fire Saturday morning, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. A driver was ...
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Oregon places new rules on homeowners living in certain high-risk wildfire areas
The two maps showing wildfire hazard levels and the wildland-urban interface were released by the Oregon Department of Forestry and developed by Oregon State University scientists. Under a state ...
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Oregon finalizes new wildfire maps after backlash
The maps classify the wildfire hazard for every taxable property in the state, triggering some new requirements for home hardening and buffer zones. Oregon finalized a new system for managing ...
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The 60-Day Appeal Clock is Ticking for Challenges to Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map Assignments
Oregon property owners who are receiving notices from the state that their property is in a zone with high wildfire risk and in a ...
On the Oregon coast? These maps could save your life
Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is detailed evacuation maps that anyone can access.
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Nearly 400 Oregon firefighters deployed to fight raging LA wildfires
At least 370 firefighters from Oregon are being deployed to southern California to assist in wildfire suppression for the raging fires around Los Angeles that have killed at least five and burned ...
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New Oregon wildfire risk maps show which areas most likely to burn, bring damage
The yearslong process to produce a map that designates every part of Oregon as low, moderate or high risk of wildfires came about following the historic 2020 Labor Day wildfires that killed nine ...
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Oregon places new rules on homeowners living in certain high-risk wildfire areas
Oregon homeowners living in certain areas at high risk of wildfire will face stricter building codes and mandates to reduce vegetation on their properties under new “wildfire hazard maps ...
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Oregon places new rules on homeowners living in certain high-risk wildfire areas
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — 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 ...