SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry is collaborating with Oregon State University on changes to a statewide wildfire map that prompted so much controversy it was pulled last year. After ...

Juliet Grable / JPR On Monday night, dozens of property owners crowded into a room at the Jackson County Expo in Central Point, Oregon, to learn about the revised map, which will be available for ...

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible space ...

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 “wildfire hazard maps” unveiled ...

An assessment of wildfire hazards across Oregon landscapes is getting a new name after drawing the ire of property owners previously identified as high-risk In this photo provided by the Deschutes ...

California’s wildfire season is now nearly a year-round danger, as was seen by the devastating, fast-moving fires that swept through the Los Angeles area in January. Fueled by the effects of climate ...

LOS ANGELES -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday, as fire officials rush to keep up with the impacts of climate change on the Golden State.

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, ...

How susceptible is Sacramento County to wildfire? Residents can now check with new Cal Fire fire hazard severity zone maps released Monday to find out. This latest batch of maps detail the severity of ...

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