PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state — labeling nearly 80,000 structures as high-risk — generated so much pushback from angry ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building ...

Oregon abandons wildfire risk maps By Adam Aton | 06/30/2025 06:07 AM EDT The state tried to link building codes to hazardous areas, provoking a yearslong backlash from rural communities.

Oregon’s wildfire hazard maps ranked properties based on four criteria: climate, weather, topography and vegetation. It used a mathematical formula to create zones of low, medium and high hazard.

The map, which was released earlier in 2025 and identifies areas at high wildfire risk, requires stricter building codes and creation of defensible space for roughly 100,000 properties in the name ...

FILE - The Labor Day fires of 2020 sparked legislation a year later requiring Oregon to create a wildfire risk map. Now some of the proponents of that map think it should be repealed.

Given the dryness, wildfire danger is expected to increase rapidly and remain in place across the summer. 42% of Oregon is now in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building ...

The map, which was released earlier in 2025 and identifies areas at high wildfire risk, requires stricter building codes and creation of defensible space for roughly 100,000 properties in the name ...

Updated: Jun 25, 2025 / 03:51 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday repealing the state’s controversial wildfire hazard maps.