Why lawmakers are seeking to kill Oregon wildfire risk map for second time
Oregon lawmakers want to kill a wildfire risk map meant to identify areas of high risk that has become a lightning rod for ...
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek pauses referrals for appealing wildfire hazard map as state lawmakers call for repeal
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state ...
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Editorial: The seeming demise of Oregon's fire map tax
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 ...
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Gov. Kotek, Legislature want to pause action on wildfire hazard map to quell public frustration
Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action ...
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New California wildfire maps: See 'Very High' fire hazard zones by county
HEADLINES. SEND STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. WELL, CHANGES COULD BE COMING TO LOCAL BUILDING CODES IN YOUR AREA AS THE STATE HAS UPDATED ITS FIRE HAZARD ZONES. CAL FIRE IS ROLLING OUT NEW MAPS THIS ...
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Oregon lawmakers seek repeal of wildfire hazard maps citing property value insurance concerns
There’s been a bit of controversy since Oregon officials released the wildfire property risk maps which are intended to ...
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Bend Democratic lawmakers Anthony Broadman, Emerson Levy join GOP in calling for repeal of state’s wildfire hazard map
Democratic state Senator Anthony Broadman of Bend on Thursday joined a recent call by Republican lawmakers to repeal the ...
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New California Maps Show Big Increase in Areas Facing ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ Wildfire Risk
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
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Lawmakers and Gov. Tina Kotek Try to Control Damage From Fire Maps
On Feb. 17, Republican lawmakers convened en masse in Salem to savage the map, the final version of which was published in ...