The state wildfire hazard map is dead or headed for a reckoning. We don’t know that for sure, so don’t get your hopes up if that is what you have ...

Oregon lawmakers want to kill a wildfire risk map meant to identify areas of high risk that has become a lightning rod for ...

Portland is no stranger to wildfire smoke drifting from rural blazes, but city officials say a major fire within city limits ...

In addition to Medford, Grants Pass and Bend, several other Oregon cities made their top 10 list: Klamath Falls (#5), ...

Liz Crandall, a former field ranger with the Deschutes National Forest in Central Oregon, was part of that team, and is among ...

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has joined fellow senators to reintroduce a bill aiming to invest $60 billion in forest preservation ...

(KPTV) - Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and ... right next to each other have drastically different fire ratings. One could be in a moderate zone, but ...

An avalanche in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains has killed two backcountry skiers, authorities said Tuesday. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that its search-and-rescue ...

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 ...

An ongoing federal funding freeze is also threatening wildfire investments going into the 2025 fire season. In Oregon, it’s already stopped or slowed the work of the Ashland-based Lomakatsi ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Fire Department responded to nearly 25,000 calls in 2024, city officials announced Monday morning, including more than 40 intentionally set blazes. The total ...

Republican lawmakers want to repeal the statewide wildfire risk assessment map, claiming it has skyrocketed insurance rates ...