After Oregon’s devastating 2020 Labor Day fires, the Legislature passed a bill that was supposed to lead to more wildfire awareness and resilience. Among other things, Senate Bill 762 created a map of ...

SALEM, Ore. — It’s that time of year when we’re thinking about wildfires, and right now the state is working on a map intended to help Oregonians know where the highest fire risks are. That said, ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University and the state Department of Forestry recently released revised draft maps of wildfire hazards across the state. The maps are designed to help educate Oregon ...

The latest edition of the USDA’s Plant Zone Hardiness Map, used by big growers and home gardeners alike, was released Wednesday, with zones in half the country changing. Just not those in most of ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- The Problem Solvers were the first to bring you homeowners' concerns about the state's wildfire hazard map last June. La Pine residents tell us they saw a major increase in their ...

This is a draft map of Oregon burn probability, which represents the average annual likelihood that wildfire will impact a specific location. It is not a forecast. Burn probability is just one ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill 83 ...

For the second time in two years, Oregon lawmakers want to kill a map meant to identify areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfires but that has become a lightning rod for anger from rural residents ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A bill designed to repeal Oregon’s controversial wildfire hazard map and property regulations connected to it has cleared its committee and is now heading to the Oregon Senate ...

The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, water spouts, sand dunes. Puffins, pelicans, cormorants. Elk and whales. In a state defined by access ...