OPB

An architect of Oregon’s wildfire map on why he now supports repealing it

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 ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek pauses referrals for appealing wildfire hazard map as state lawmakers call for repeal

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 directed the ...
KGW8

Meet Oregon's new wildfire map. Will it be the same as the old wildfire map?

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, ...
Statesman Journal

Bill to eliminate controversial Oregon wildfire risk map moves forward

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 ...
Capital Press

Oregon’s new wildfire hazard map has few changes after yearlong makeover

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 ...
KOIN 6

Bill repealing controversial wildfire hazard map moves out of committee to Oregon Senate

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 ...
katu

Gov. Kotek halts wildfire map appeals, prioritizes legislative action for transparency

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) to continue to accept all appeals of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map up to the Mar. 10 deadline but to ...
Oregonian

Oregon county to file mass appeal of state’s wildfire hazard map

The Deschutes County Commission voted 2-1 Monday to file an appeal of the state’s wildfire hazard map on behalf of all 21,258 properties in the highest designation, a move intended to send a message ...
Statesman Journal

Why lawmakers are seeking to kill Oregon wildfire risk map for second time

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 ...
Salon

How right-wing misinformation killed Oregon’s wildfire risk map

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This ...
katu

Repeal of Oregon wildfire risk map advances forward

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A bill repealing a controversial wildfire hazard map will go to the Senate floor for a vote. The Senate Committee on Natural Resources unanimously voted to lift the bill out of ...
Oregonian

On the Oregon coast? These tsunami evacuation maps could save your life

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 ...