Yahoo

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 under a new hazard map released Tuesday by state fire officials. The ...
The Bulletin

Oregon lawmakers repeal controversial wildfire hazard map

Screenshot of Bend as depicted on the state's new wildfire hazard map. Green represents low hazard classification, purple is moderate and orange is high. Sen. Golden of Ashland said he was opposed to ...
The Bulletin

Oregon Senate votes to repeal contentious wildfire map

Screenshot of Bend as depicted on the state's new wildfire hazard map. Green represents low hazard classification, purple is moderate and orange is high. Oregon senators voted unanimously Tuesday to ...
OPB

An architect of Oregon’s wildfire map on why he now supports repealing it

After Oregon’s devastating 2020 Labor Day fires, the Legislature passed a bill that was supposed to lead to more wildfire awareness and resilience. Among other things, Senate Bill 762 created a map of ...
KTVZ

Much of Bend area sees Sunday snow to start a wet, wintry and windy weather week

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A thin coat of snow fell over much of the Bend area and higher elevations late Sunday to begin what NewsChannel 21 Chief Meteorologist John Carroll calls an “aggressive … wet and ...