As of Sunday afternoon, the Highland Fire southeast of Prineville remains at 1,500 acres with 0% containment. Crews worked ...

The Highland Fire, which erupted Saturday afternoon in Crook County, was human caused, fire investigators said Sunday.

The Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer map, created by Oregon State University as part of a new wildfire policy directed by Senate Bill 762, ...

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 ...

The map repeal passed both chambers with bipartisan support. Republicans accused Democrats of using it as leverage.

The remaining 10 fires are estimated to cover over 1,500 acres, according to the post. The California Department of Transportation closed U.S. Route 199 from Pioneer Road near Gasquet to the ...

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 bill repeals a map meant to identify parts of Oregon at high risk of wildfires that became a lightning rod for anger from rural residents.

Oregon lawmakers passed an oral nicotine tax to pay for some wildfire costs, while a bill aimed at getting wildfire survivors ...

Oregon wildfire risk map remains controversial. After the historically destructive 2020 Labor Day wildfires, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 762 to “help Oregon modernize and improve ...

Bill would remove Oregon wildfire risk map's mandates. SB 83 removes any state mandate that properties in high risk wildfire areas use fire-resistant building codes or require defensible space.