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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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Oregon wildfire map finalized with 106K properties pegged for highest hazard
Oregon wildfire map shows where new codes on defensible space and fire hardening will apply. Oregon's wildfire hazard mapping is at last complete, with 106,000 properties — 6% of the state's 1.9 ...
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"I want to get to the bottom of it:" Josephine County residents speak out at wildfire hazard map meeting
Community members were vocal at a town hall meeting Thursday night to talk about the Oregon Department of Forestry's ...
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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 ...
Statesman Journal29d
New Oregon wildfire risk maps show which areas most likely to burn, bring damage
The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon’s southwest, central and eastern areas, according to the map. In northwest Oregon, most of the Willamette Valley is ...
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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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New Oregon wildfire risk maps show which areas most likely to burn, bring damage
The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon’s southwest, central and eastern areas, according to the map. A wildfire risk map issued by the Oregon Department of ...
Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.
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Josephine County holding town hall meeting on wildfire hazard maps
Josephine County Commissioners are hosting a town hall later this week to talk about the Oregon Department of Forestry's ...
OPB29d
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
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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New Oregon wildfire risk maps show which areas most likely to burn, bring damage
The highest concentration of high risk wildfire zones are located in Oregon’s southwest, central and eastern areas, according to the map. In northwest Oregon, most of the Willamette Valley is ...