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 ...
On the Oregon coast? These maps could save your life
Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is ...
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State finalizes fire hazard maps, prepares rules for high-risk property owners
Oregon fire experts have finalized their redo of state maps of wildfire hazard areas, showing that about 106,000 tax lots are ...
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Homeowners in Oregon receiving informational letters on wildfire risk
PENDLETON, Ore. - Homeowners in Oregon are receiving letters from the state of Oregon through the Oregon Department of ...
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Oregon places new rules on homeowners living in certain high-risk wildfire areas
In Oregon, the new building and so-called defensible space codes will affect only about 106,000 tax lots. But experts say ...
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Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
While wildfires have primarily been associated with western states, including massive fires in California in 2020 or in Oregon last year ... metropolitan areas, FEMA maps show high-risk places ...
State finalizes redo of wildfire hazard maps, prepares new rules for high-risk property owners
Oregon fire experts have finalized their redo of state maps of wildfire hazard areas, showing that about 106,000 tax lots are in high-risk spots that could be subject to new building and landscape ...
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Josephine County leaders invite community to forum on Wildfire Hazard Map
Josephine County leaders are inviting the community to share their feedback on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) ...
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.
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New Oregon wildfire risk maps show which areas most likely to burn, bring damage
The yearslong process to produce a map that designates every part of Oregon as low, moderate or high risk of wildfires came about following the historic 2020 Labor Day wildfires that killed nine ...