Oregon places new rules on homeowners living in certain high-risk wildfire areas
Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building and so-called ...
COVID Map Reveals Latest Data on US Cases
The latest data on U.S. COVID-19 test positivity rates shows a complicated picture as we head towards the new year.
Oregon issues new ‘wildfire hazard maps’ for homeowners living in high-risk areas
In Oregon, the new building and so-called defensible space codes will affect only about 106,000 tax lots. Oregon homeowners ...
E&E4d
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 ...
katu5d
Oregon's new wildfire maps address criticism, clarify hazard zones
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon has finalized its statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface, with the final versions now accessible on the Oregon Explorer website.
KLCC5d
Recent soggy weather is alleviating drought across Oregon
While the last few weeks have had Oregonians breaking out the umbrellas and bemoaning ponds in their streets, the state ...
New Oregon wildfire risk maps show which areas most likely to burn, bring damage
Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements.